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Deployable monitoring device having self-righting housing and associated method

  • US 20060132643A1
  • Filed: 09/13/2005
  • Published: 06/22/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A deployable monitoring device comprising:

  • a housing having a base and an opposed end disposed along an axis, the housing being configured to have a center of gravity disposed about the base so as to be self-righting along the axis such that the housing, when righted, is supported by the base;

    a video capturing device operably engaged with the housing and configured to capture video data of a scene external to the housing; and

    at least one stabilizer device operably engaged with the housing about the base thereof, the at least one stabilizer device extending radially outward of the base and substantially axially along an outer surface of the base, and configured to be capable of stopping rotation of the housing about the axis before the housing is righted, following deployment of the housing, so as to facilitate self-righting thereof.

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