DICTIONARY OF ANTI-INTRUSION DEVICES FOR ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS - BASIC INFORMATION FOR THE SECURITY LAYMAN IN EASY-TO-USE REFERENCE AND QUESTION-ANSWER FORMAT

• NCJ Number: 11897
• Journal: Security World Volume: 10 Issue: 10 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1973) Pages: 30-33,35
• Author(s): J E THORSEN
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: Security World Publishing Co, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PRINCIPLES, OPERATION, AND USES OF THE MAJOR TYPES OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE DEVICES WHICH SENSE EITHER INTRUSION OR HAZARD.

Abstract

THE BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING DEVICES PHOTOELECTRIC BEAM, MICROWAVE, ULTRASONIC, ACOUSTIC/ AUDIO, SONIC, CAPACITANCE DETECTOR, ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS, PRESSURE DETECTORS, COMPRESSION SENSORS, MAGNETIC SWITCHES, VIBRATION DETECTORS, INFRARED, AND LASER SYSTEMS. THE TERMINOLOGY DEFINITIONS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PERTAINING TO SECURITY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS.