EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - DEVELOPMENT FEASIBILITY DEMONSTRATION OF A TRUCK ANTI-HIJACKING SYSTEM

• NCJ Number: 19455
• Author(s): N A MAS
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 49 pages
• Contract Number(s): F04701-72-C-0073; LEAA-J-IAA-035-2
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of the Air Force
• Corporate Author: Aerospace Corporation
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A TRUCK ANTI-HIJACK SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED, ASSEMBLED, AND DEMONSTRATED, THAT SATISFIES THE CASE OF AN URBAN DELIVERY TRUCK OPERATING OVER ANY PRESCRIBED ROUTE.

Abstract

THE SYSTEM EMPLOYS A SIMPLE CALIBRATED ODOMETER SUPPORTED BY CAPABILITIES FOR HIJACK DETECTION, ENGINE DISABLING, AND AURAL AND VISUAL BEACONS. THE DESIGN USES NO DIRECT DRIVER INTERACTION AND OPERATED AUTONOMOUSLY IN THE CASE OF A HIJACK EVENT. THE BASE, OR DISPATCHER, STATION EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS ARE SIMPLE AND ECONOMICAL. SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND COSTS ARE DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED REASONABLE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)