Vehicle for Deploying a Mobile Surveillance Module
First Claim
1. A method for deploying a surveillance module from a vehicle, wherein the surveillance module is an enclosed housing that accommodates a user and comprises an entrance accessible through an interior of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- positioning the vehicle at a location for surveillance;
stabilizing the vehicle;
if the vehicle is stabilized, moving the module vertically from a retracted position to an extended position using a lifting mechanism, wherein the module is completely above the opening in the extended position.
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Abstract
A surveillance module may be deployed from a vehicle. The vehicle to deploy the surveillance module includes a first portion configured to accommodate a user to operate the vehicle. A second portion includes a module configured to accommodate the user and comprising a roof and an entrance accessible through an interior of the vehicle from the first portion. The second portion also includes a lifting mechanism coupled to the module and operable to move the module vertically from a retracted position to an extended position. A third portion defines an opening to accommodate the module, wherein the roof of the module couples to a periphery of the opening in the retracted position.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for deploying a surveillance module from a vehicle, wherein the surveillance module is an enclosed housing that accommodates a user and comprises an entrance accessible through an interior of the vehicle, the method comprising:
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positioning the vehicle at a location for surveillance; stabilizing the vehicle; if the vehicle is stabilized, moving the module vertically from a retracted position to an extended position using a lifting mechanism, wherein the module is completely above the opening in the extended position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for deploying a surveillance module from a vehicle, comprising:
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positioning the vehicle at a first location for surveillance of a first geographical area; extending at least two jacks from the vehicle, at the first location, to a surface to stabilize the vehicle, each jack comprises a sensor to generate a signal responsive to a condition of the surface contacted by the jacks if the vehicle is stabilized, moving the module, at the first location, vertically from a retracted position to an extended position using a lifting mechanism, wherein the module is completely above the opening in the extended position; moving the module, at the first location, from the extended position to the retracted position; positioning the vehicle at a second location for surveillance of a second geographical area; extending at least two jacks from the vehicle, at the second location, to a surface to stabilize the vehicle, each jack comprises a sensor to generate a signal responsive to a condition of the surface contacted by the jacks; if the vehicle is stabilized, moving the module, at the second location, vertically from a retracted position to an extended position using a lifting mechanism, wherein the module is completely above the opening in the extended position; moving the module, at the second location, from the extended position to the retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle for deploying a surveillance module, comprising:
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a first portion configured to accommodate a user to operate the vehicle; a second portion comprising; a module as an enclosed housing configured to accommodate the user and comprising a roof and an entrance accessible through an interior of the vehicle from the first portion; and a lifting mechanism coupled to the module and operable to move the module vertically from a retracted position to an extended position; and a third portion defining an opening to accommodate the module, wherein the module is completely above the opening in the extended position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle for deploying a surveillance module, comprising:
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a module as an enclosed housing configured to accommodate a user and comprising an entrance accessible through an interior of the vehicle from a seat for the user to operate the vehicle; a lifting mechanism coupled to the module and operable to move the module vertically from a retracted position to an extended position through an opening in a top of the vehicle; a plurality of jacks operable to extend from the vehicle to a surface to stabilize the vehicle prior to moving the module vertically from the retracted position; and a hydraulic unit coupled to the lifting mechanism and the jacks and operable to distribute hydraulic fluid to the lifting mechanism and the jacks. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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