Toward a Remote-Controlled Weapon-Equipped Camera Surveillance System

Camera surveillance systems have proved useful for public safety. The main disadvantage is that since the camera views are monitored in a remote control room, it is often difficult for security officers to reach the crime-scene in time. During this time, the assailant(s) have likely caused sufficient damage and threaten many lives. To overcome this problem, this paper proposes to take a standard surveillance system, augment it with simple weaponry for the purpose of disabling potential assailants, and use mathematical models to develop decision criteria for selecting the safest and most effective weapon in a given situation. The feasibility of the proposed system is examined using simulation results which also validate the utility of the proposed decision models.