Method And System For Deploying A Surveillance Network
First Claim
1. A method for gathering information from within an earth-surface environment, comprising:
- inserting at least one mobile robotic device into an earth-surface environment, wherein the at least one mobile robotic device further comprises;
a sensing subsystem;
a communications subsystem; and
a navigation subsystem;
configuring the at least one mobile robotic device into a traveling pose selected from a plurality of available traveling poses;
directing the at least one mobile robotic device with the navigation subsystem to a sensing location within the earth-surface environment;
operating the sensing subsystem to sense the earth-surface environment using sensors deployed by each of the plurality of mobile robotic devices; and
facilitating the retrieval of information obtained from the sensing subsystem.
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Abstract
A method and system for gathering information from and setting up a surveillance network within an earth-surface environment that includes inserting one or more mobile robotic devices having a sensing subsystem, a communications subsystem, and a navigation subsystem into an earth-surface environment. The mobile robotic device may be configured into a traveling pose selected from a plurality of available traveling poses, and directed using the navigation subsystem to a sensing location within the earth-surface environment. The environment may be monitored and sensed information collected may be stored or communicated to a remote location. The mobile robotic device may be configured to operate with a vehicle carrier to facilitate insertion and deployment of the robotic vehicle into the earth-surface environment.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for gathering information from within an earth-surface environment, comprising:
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inserting at least one mobile robotic device into an earth-surface environment, wherein the at least one mobile robotic device further comprises; a sensing subsystem; a communications subsystem; and a navigation subsystem; configuring the at least one mobile robotic device into a traveling pose selected from a plurality of available traveling poses; directing the at least one mobile robotic device with the navigation subsystem to a sensing location within the earth-surface environment; operating the sensing subsystem to sense the earth-surface environment using sensors deployed by each of the plurality of mobile robotic devices; and facilitating the retrieval of information obtained from the sensing subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of concealing a surveillance network within a earth-surface environment comprising:
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configuring a mobile robotic device into a deployment pose operable with a carrier vehicle to deploy the robotic device; operating the carrier vehicle to insert a the mobile robotic device into a earth-surface environment; configuring the mobile robotic device into a traveling pose selected from a plurality of available traveling poses; directing the mobile robotic device to a plurality of different concealed sensing locations within the earth-surface environment; sensing information about the earth-surface environment using sensors deployed by the f mobile robotic device; and communicating the information from the plurality of sensors to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of establishing a concealed surveillance network within a earth-surface environment comprising:
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inserting at least one mobile robotic device into an earth-surface environment; directing the at least one mobile robotic device to a plurality of concealed sensing locations within the earth-surface environment; depositing at least one sensing pod at each of the plurality of concealed sensing locations; sensing information within the environment using sensors supported on each of the at least one sensing pods; and facilitating the retrieval of the information from the sensing pods.
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29. A system for surreptitiously gathering information from within an earth-surface environment, comprising:
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at least one mobile robotic device operable within an earth-surface environment, which is configurable into at least one deployment pose and a plurality of traveling poses, the mobile robotic device comprising; a multi-frame body having multiple single-track units coupled by an active articulating linkage; a navigation subsystem for selecting the optimum traveling pose for the earth-surface environment; a sensing subsystem for collecting information from the earth-surface environment; and a carrier vehicle operable with the mobile robotic device as configured in the at least one deployment pose to facilitate deployment of the mobile robotic device into the earth-surface environment, wherein the mobile robotic device is separable from the carrier vehicle and reconfigurable into one of the plurality of traveling poses so as to enable the mobile robotic device to locate to a first sensing location within the earth-surface environment. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for surreptitiously gathering information from within an earth-surface environment, comprising:
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a plurality of mobile robotic devices operable within an earth-surface environment, each being configurable into at least one deployment pose and a plurality of traveling poses, the mobile robotic devices comprising; a multi-frame body having multiple single-track units coupled by an active articulating linkage; a navigation subsystem for selecting the optimum traveling pose for the earth-surface environment; a sensing subsystem for collecting information from the earth-surface environment; a carrier vehicle operable with one or more of the mobile robotic devices as configured in the at least one deployment pose to facilitate deployment of the mobile robotic devices into the earth-surface environment, wherein the mobile robotic devices are separable from the carrier vehicle and reconfigurable into one of the plurality of traveling poses so as to enable the mobile robotic devices to locate to a first sensing location within the earth-surface environment, wherein the plurality of mobile robotic devices operate to facilitate the establishment of a surveillance network within the earth-surface environment.
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