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UAV comprising a sensing system for detection and identification of biological particles

  • US 7,073,748 B2
  • Filed: 07/15/2004
  • Issued: 07/11/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a fuselage;

    a wing, wherein said wing depends from said fuselage;

    an intake for receiving air, wherein said intake comprises an opening in at least one of said wing and said fuselage;

    a sensing system for detecting biological agents, wherein said sensing system is fluidically coupled to said intake, and wherein said sensing system obtains a first sample of particulates, wherein said particulates are contained in the air received by said intake;

    a GPS receiver for determining location; and

    a device for associating location, as determined by said GPS receiver, with said first sample, thereby providing an indication of a sampling location of said first sample.

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