Portable security inspection system
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1. An inspection system for screening an object under inspection comprising:
- a container with four walls, a ceiling and a base that defines an enclosed volume;
at least one radiation source positioned within the enclosed volume;
at least one detector array positioned within the enclosed volume or physically attached to the container;
a plurality of legs attached to the container at each of four corners, wherein the plurality of legs are configured to be vertically extendable to at least one height position relative to ground level; and
a controller configured to determine the at least one height position using a plurality of data and to control a vertical extension of each of the plurality of legs based on the at least one height position, wherein the plurality of data includes a desired field of view for the at least one radiation source.
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Abstract
The present specification discloses a radiographic inspection system for screening an area. The inspection system has a container that defines an enclosed volume, a radiation source positioned within the enclosed volume, a detector array, a movable structure attached to a portion of the base of the container, and a controller programmed to move the movable structure to achieve an optimum height of the radiation source'"'"'s field of view based upon a plurality of data.
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1. An inspection system for screening an object under inspection comprising:
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a container with four walls, a ceiling and a base that defines an enclosed volume; at least one radiation source positioned within the enclosed volume; at least one detector array positioned within the enclosed volume or physically attached to the container; a plurality of legs attached to the container at each of four corners, wherein the plurality of legs are configured to be vertically extendable to at least one height position relative to ground level; and a controller configured to determine the at least one height position using a plurality of data and to control a vertical extension of each of the plurality of legs based on the at least one height position, wherein the plurality of data includes a desired field of view for the at least one radiation source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An inspection system for deployment at a surveillance site, comprising:
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a container with four walls, a ceiling and a base that defines an enclosed volume, wherein the container is stowed on a trailer portion of a transportation vehicle; at least one radiation source positioned within the enclosed volume, wherein emissions from the at least one radiation source define a field of view; at least one detector array positioned within the enclosed volume or physically attached to the container; a plurality of legs attached to the container, wherein each of the plurality of legs is configured to be extendable by first moving it horizontally outwards from the container and subsequently moving it vertically downwards so that it is in contact with the ground, thereby lifting the container off of the trailer portion; and a controller configured to determine the at least one height position using a plurality of data and to control a vertical extension of each of the plurality of legs based on the at least one height position, wherein the plurality of data includes a desired field of view for the at least one radiation source and wherein the desired field of view is adjusted automatically based on the object under inspection. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of deploying an inspection system comprising a container with four walls, a ceiling and a base that defines an enclosed volume, at least one radiation source positioned within the enclosed volume, wherein emissions from the at least one radiation source define a field of view, at least one detector array positioned within the enclosed volume or physically attached to the container, and a plurality of legs attached to the container, the method comprising:
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extending each of the plurality of legs horizontally outwards from the container; using a controller, determining at least one height position using a plurality of data, wherein the plurality of data includes a desired field of view for the at least one radiation source; using the controller, extending each of the plurality of legs vertically downwards so that each of the plurality of legs is in contact with a ground surface at a surveillance site; using the controller, continuing to extend each of the plurality of legs vertically downwards to the at least one height position to enable the container to be lifted off from the trailer portion and be supported fully on each of the plurality of legs at the surveillance site; and
,driving the trailer portion away from the container. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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