Inspection system for limited access spaces
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1. A limited access space inspection system comprising:
- a sensing device for sensing over a region in said limited access space, a mounting for mounting said sensing device to be scannable about said limited access space and a scanning control unit, associated with said sensing device, for controlling said imaging device to scan about said limited access space.
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Abstract
A limited access space inspection system comprising: a sensing device for carrying out sensing over a region in the limited access space, a mounting for mounting the sensing device to scan about the limited access space and a scanning control unit, associated with the sensing device, for controlling the sensing device to scan about the limited access space. The device is particularly useful for improving by automation, security checks, customs checks and safety checks involving such awkward to access spaces. The sensing device may be an imaging device, or a sensor for detecting traces of chemical substances.
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34 Claims
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1. A limited access space inspection system comprising:
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a sensing device for sensing over a region in said limited access space, a mounting for mounting said sensing device to be scannable about said limited access space and a scanning control unit, associated with said sensing device, for controlling said imaging device to scan about said limited access space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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5. The system of claim 5, wherein said trace sensing device is a sniffing device for detecting chemical signatures of said predefined substances.
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23. A vehicle underside inspection system comprising:
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a floor mounted track, a sensing device mounted on said floor track to be linearly movable along said floor track, and an output, associated with said sensing device, for providing a display signal of output of said sensing device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of scanning a limited access space, the method comprising:
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interpolating a linear track into said space, said linear track having sensing device movably mounted thereon, and moving said sensing device along said track, thereby to scan said space. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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