SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
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1. A grenade launched aerial surveillance vehicle, comprising:
- an integral propellant charge, whereupon launch said vehicle is launched from a grenade launcher weapon;
wherein said surveillance vehicle further comprises;
a deployable wing;
a guidance system comprising altitude lock to provide a substantially circular flight path around a target at a fixed GPS co-ordinate;
a wing adjuster to provide directional nudge to the flight path;
an electrical power source;
at least one optical sensor, pivotally mounted on said vehicle;
communication device to relay guidance and data output from said at least one optical sensor to at least one remote location;
propulsion device for providing aerial movement of the vehicle; and
a spin inhibitor for reducing spin on the vehicle prior to deployment of the surveillance vehicle located therein.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a launched aerial surveillance vehicle, more specifically to a grenade or under-slung grenade launcher (UGL) aerial surveillance vehicle, a surveillance system and methods of providing rapid aerial surveillance.
The vehicle once deployed is capable of autonomous flight paths, with basic inputs to change the circular flight paths, so as to build up surveillance for an area of interest. The vehicle comprises at least on optical sensor, which may be IR or visible range, to survey the area of interest, and feed the images back to at least one remote user.
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1. A grenade launched aerial surveillance vehicle, comprising:
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an integral propellant charge, whereupon launch said vehicle is launched from a grenade launcher weapon; wherein said surveillance vehicle further comprises; a deployable wing; a guidance system comprising altitude lock to provide a substantially circular flight path around a target at a fixed GPS co-ordinate; a wing adjuster to provide directional nudge to the flight path; an electrical power source; at least one optical sensor, pivotally mounted on said vehicle; communication device to relay guidance and data output from said at least one optical sensor to at least one remote location; propulsion device for providing aerial movement of the vehicle; and a spin inhibitor for reducing spin on the vehicle prior to deployment of the surveillance vehicle located therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 13. A data surveillance system comprising a grenade launcher, at least one grenade launched aerial surveillance vehicle, and a control device.
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