Under vehicle inspection system
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1. An under vehicle inspection system, comprising:
- a single camera adapted to capture a full width image of a vehicle undercarriage in a single scan;
wherein the camera has a viewing distance from the vehicle undercarriage, as measured along the optical axis of the camera, that is greater than a Euclidean distance between the camera and a point where the optical axis meets the vehicle undercarriage.
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An under vehicle inspection system comprises a single camera adapted to capture a full width image of a vehicle undercarriage in a single scan. The camera has a viewing distance from the vehicle undercarriage, as measured along the optical axis of the camera, that is greater than a Euclidean distance between the camera and a point where the optical axis meets the vehicle undercarriage.
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1. An under vehicle inspection system, comprising:
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a single camera adapted to capture a full width image of a vehicle undercarriage in a single scan;
wherein the camera has a viewing distance from the vehicle undercarriage, as measured along the optical axis of the camera, that is greater than a Euclidean distance between the camera and a point where the optical axis meets the vehicle undercarriage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An undercarriage inspection platform for an under vehicle inspection system, the platform comprising:
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a scanning platform comprising a camera carriage track adapted to support a camera carriage such that the camera carriage can move along the length of a vehicle to perform an under vehicle inspection;
a wheel/axel assembly comprising a frame, wheels, and axels and adapted to be connected to the scanning platform during transportation and detached from the scanning platform so that the scanning platform lays on the ground during under vehicle inspections. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A wheel well inspection system for an under vehicle inspection system comprising an under vehicle inspection platform, the wheel well inspection system comprising:
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a sensor adapted to detect the presence of a wheel on the under vehicle inspection platform and generate an electrical signal in response to detecting the presence of the wheel; and
,an imaging unit adapted to capture an image of a wheel well of a vehicle in response to the electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of inspecting the undercarriage of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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moving a single camera along the length of the vehicle to capture a single full width image of the undercarriage;
wherein the camera has a viewing distance from the undercarriage, as measured along the optical axis of the camera, that is greater than a Euclidean distance between the camera and a point where the optical axis meets the undercarriage. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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