Instrumented rail system
First Claim
1. A deployable vehicle of an instrumented rail system, the vehicle comprising:
- a first locomotion module having a first mobility assembly configured to engage a first rail;
a second locomotion module having a second mobility assembly configured to engage a second rail;
an adjustable frame extendable between the first and second locomotion modules by a distance corresponding to the distance between the first and second rails; and
a sensor module removably attachable to the frame, the sensor module including a sensor suite having a plurality of sensors for gathering data while the vehicle is deployed, the sensor module comprising a communications module having a first radio configured to enable the vehicle to establish at least a first wireless communication link with a remotely located mobile base station,wherein the communications module further includes a second radio configured to establish a second wireless communication link with the remotely located mobile base station,wherein the first and second locomotion modules are configured to be transported by an operator to a deployment location, via a first transport unit, for unmanned deployment of the deployable vehicle, andwherein the sensor module is configured to be transported by the operator to the deployment location, via a second transport unit, for the unmanned deployment.
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Abstract
A deployable vehicle for an instrumented rail system includes a first locomotion module having a first mobility assembly configured to engage a first rail, a second locomotion module having a second mobility assembly configured to engage a second rail, an adjustable frame extendable between the first and second locomotion modules by a distance corresponding to the distance between the first and second rails, and a sensor module removably attachable to the frame. The sensor module includes a sensor suite having a plurality of sensors for gathering data while the vehicle is deployed. The sensor module includes a communications module having a first radio configured to enable the vehicle to establish at least a first communication link with a remotely located mobile base station, and a second radio configured to establish a second communication link with the remotely located mobile base station.
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20 Claims
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1. A deployable vehicle of an instrumented rail system, the vehicle comprising:
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a first locomotion module having a first mobility assembly configured to engage a first rail; a second locomotion module having a second mobility assembly configured to engage a second rail; an adjustable frame extendable between the first and second locomotion modules by a distance corresponding to the distance between the first and second rails; and a sensor module removably attachable to the frame, the sensor module including a sensor suite having a plurality of sensors for gathering data while the vehicle is deployed, the sensor module comprising a communications module having a first radio configured to enable the vehicle to establish at least a first wireless communication link with a remotely located mobile base station, wherein the communications module further includes a second radio configured to establish a second wireless communication link with the remotely located mobile base station, wherein the first and second locomotion modules are configured to be transported by an operator to a deployment location, via a first transport unit, for unmanned deployment of the deployable vehicle, and wherein the sensor module is configured to be transported by the operator to the deployment location, via a second transport unit, for the unmanned deployment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An instrumented rail system, the system comprising:
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a mobile base station; and a deployable vehicle, the deployable vehicle comprising; a first locomotion module having a first mobility assembly configured to engage a first rail; a second locomotion module having a second mobility assembly configured to engage a second rail; an adjustable frame extendable between the first and second locomotion modules by a distance corresponding to the distance between the first and second rails; and a sensor module removably attachable to the frame, the sensor module including a sensor suite having a plurality of sensors for gathering data while the vehicle is deployed, the sensor module comprising a communications module having a first radio configured to enable the vehicle to establish at least a first wireless communication link with the mobile base station, wherein the communications module further includes a second radio configured to establish a second wireless communication link with the mobile base station, wherein the first and second locomotion modules are configured to be transported by an operator to a deployment location, via a first transport unit, for unmanned deployment, and wherein the sensor module is configured to be transported by the operator to the deployment location, via a second transport unit, for the unmanned deployment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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