Sentences with phrase «produce false alarms»

That's a significant improvement over existing predictions, with warnings that often cover huge regions and can produce false alarms.

Not exact matches

The LIGO detectors have sophisticated systems for reducing unwanted vibrations, but the team needs to carefully check that any detection is not a false alarm — vibrations produced by a passing truck, for instance.

The small metal boxes (in a variety of colors like brown, black, red, and white) found attached to the walls of public buildings all over the United States are called Knox Boxes (though manufactured by different companies, the Knox company produces the bulk of them) and are designed to give emergency responders access to building keys (or functions like disabling power or gas lines, or turning off sprinkler systems in case of a false alarm) to aid in rapid entry in the event of an emergency.

It also distinguishes between real threats and smoke and vapor produced during showering, cooking, and other everyday activities, helping minimize the number of false alarms.