warning systems
11Early warning radar — An early warning radar is any radar system used primarily for the long range detection of its targets, i.e., allowing defences to be alerted as early as possible before the intruder reaches its target, giving the defences the maximum time in… …
12Launch on warning — is a nuclear strategy which came about during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. With the invention of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), it became an integral part of the concept of mutually assured… …
13Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …
14Terrain awareness and warning system — (TAWS) attempts to reduce controlled flight into terrain by improving on current ground proximity warning systems. TAWS does this by using digital elevation data and airplane instrumental values to predict if a likely future position of the… …
15Forward collision warning — Some modern vehicles have forward collision warning (FCW, FCWS) systems, also known as front collision warning systems, collision warning systems (CWS) and rear end collision warning systems. These use either a radar or laser setup to warn the… …
16First Warning — is the name of an automated severe weather warning system made for broadcast television stations in the United States.The system was created in the mid 1980s in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the tornado capital of the world, by meteorologist Gary… …
17Minimum Safe Altitude Warning — (MSAW) is an automated warning system for air traffic controllers (ATCO). It is a ground based safety net intended to warn the controller about increased risk of controlled flight into terrain accidents by generating, in a timely manner, an alert …
18Conflict early warning — The field of conflict early warning seeks to forecast the outbreak of armed conflict, or, at minimum, to detect the early escalation of violence, with the objective of preventing the outbreak or the further escalation of violence in order to save …
19Vehicular communication systems — are an emerging type of networks in which vehicles and roadside units are the communicating nodes; providing each other with information, such as safety warnings and traffic information. As a cooperative approach, vehicular communication systems… …
20Hong Kong tropical cyclone warning signals — The Hong Kong tropical cyclone warning signals (Chinese: 熱帶氣旋警告信號) or informally typhoon signals (颱風信號) are a set of signals used to indicate the threat or effects of a tropical cyclone. The Hong Kong Observatory issues the warning signal if a… …
