Tactical mobile surveillance system
First Claim
1. An undercarriage inspection system, the system comprising:
- A motorized wheeled cart comprising;
a frame having a center platform mounted thereon;
at least one retractable arm extending outwardly from the frame; and
at least one lighting element mounted on the cart;
at least one camera mounted on the cart; and
wherein the system is configured to fit in a space below a vehicle and the at least one camera is configured to capture at least one image of the undercarriage of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system for inspection of the undercarriage of a vehicle. The system may comprise a mobile unit or a stationary unit configured to fit in a space below the vehicle for gathering and transmitting data, images and or recordings, of the undercarriage of the vehicle. The system comprises at least one camera and preferably a plurality of cameras and at least one light source and preferably a plurality of light sources mounted on a device configured to fit in the space below a vehicle without hindering the inspection of the undercarriage of the vehicle. Photoelectric lasers or laser scanning systems may also be incorporated into the device. Data gathered by the cameras and/or laser systems can be transmitted to a controller and in some embodiments compared to standard data for recognition and potentially warning of an unexpected condition of the undercarriage without requiring physical human inspection.
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20 Claims
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1. An undercarriage inspection system, the system comprising:
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A motorized wheeled cart comprising; a frame having a center platform mounted thereon; at least one retractable arm extending outwardly from the frame; and at least one lighting element mounted on the cart; at least one camera mounted on the cart; and wherein the system is configured to fit in a space below a vehicle and the at least one camera is configured to capture at least one image of the undercarriage of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An undercarriage inspection system, the system comprising:
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a ground engaging housing having an open top and comprising; at least one camera mounted therein; and at least one lighting element mounted therein; and wherein the system is configured to fit in a space below a vehicle and the at least one camera is configured to capture at least one image of the undercarriage of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of remotely inspecting an undercarriage of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing at least one camera and at least one lighting source to a housing configured to fit in a space below the vehicle; providing a controller wirelessly connected to the at least one camera and the at least one lighting source and configured to provide instructions to the at least one camera and the at least one lighting source for inspecting the undercarriage; providing a remote display configured to receive and display data transmitted from the at least one camera for inspecting the undercarriage; and remotely inspecting the undercarriage for the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. The method of 15, where in the camera and the lighting source are provided in a stationary housing positioned on a ground engaging surface below the vehicle and configured to fit in the space below the vehicle and further comprising moving the vehicle over the housing for inspecting the undercarriage of the vehicle.
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