Note: This post originally appeared on the Project54 website.
Here at Project54, we have opportunities to provide cutting-edge technology to not just law enforcement agencies but to local fire departments and to the National Guard as well. The National Guard from Concord, NH has a military utility vehicle used in responding to massive hazardous material situations. While the vehicle is out in the field amongst the hazardous chemicals, the troops need to relay information about these chemicals (and the environment) back to the command center vehicle, located elsewhere in a safe area. Project54 engineers had developed a system to provide both a computer interface to collect data from all their instruments and a wireless network between the command center vehicle and the field utility vehicle. Below are a few photos of the National Guard’s utility vehicle. Feel free to see more photos here at our Flickr account.
I would like to mention that it was a pleasure meeting these folks. Thank you for your service and if you ever have a chance to speak with them (they perform HazMat demonstrations here at UNH) I recommend doing so!
Mark Taipan