MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641043576 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on April 6, for 'system and method for building-specific disaster risk assessment and early warning using structural vulnerability and real-time hazard data.'
Inventor(s) include Sujatha R; Pratyaksh Garg; Naunidh Singh; and Arnav Kumar Thakur.
The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "System and Method for Building-Specific Disaster Risk Assessment and Early Warning Using Structural Vulnerability and Real-Time Hazard Data. The present invention discloses a system and method for building-specific disaster risk assessment and early warning by integrating structural vulnerability evaluation with real-time environmental hazard monitoring. The system receives building-related parameters including geographic location, number of storeys, construction year, structural system, soil type, and visual condition through a user interface. A structural vulnerability assessment module computes a Structural Vulnerability Score using rule-based evaluation and modifier adjustments. A geographic processing module determines seismic zone and hazard context, and a hazard detection module retrieves real-time environmental data associated with the building location. A risk computation engine generates a composite disaster risk index by combining structural vulnerability, exposure parameters, and hazard severity. An alert generation module classifies risk levels and provides building-specific alerts and preventive guidance. The system enables dynamic, personalized disaster preparedness at the building level."
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