Detection system employing trained animals
First Claim
1. A detection system for detecting target odors through a mobile detection unit comprising:
- a portable electronics package adapted to be carried by the mobile detection unit, said portable electronics package including a sensor unit having a biometric sensor adapted to receive biometric signals emanating from the mobile detection unit that are indicative of whether the mobile unit has identified a target odor; and
a remote unit operatively connected to the portable electronics package, said remote unit including a data analysis portion that receives and analyzes signals from the biometric sensor to determine whether the mobile detection unit has identified the target odor.
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Abstract
A detection system includes a mobile unit in the form of a trained/in-training animal controlled, either directly or indirectly, by a handler. The mobile unit carries a portable electronics package linked to a remote unit. The animal is trained to search for target odors originating from a specified object, such as drugs, weapons, chemicals, a person or the like. Once a target odor is detected, data generated by the animal, as determined through body position, biometric or other sensors provided in the portable electronics, is either stored in memory for later review or forwarded to a remote unit for immediate evaluation. In this manner, the handler is provided with confirmation that the animal has sensed a target odor, thereby increasing the overall efficacy of the detection system and reducing the possibility of incorrectly reinforcing responses that are not associated with the desired target odors.
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27 Claims
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1. A detection system for detecting target odors through a mobile detection unit comprising:
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a portable electronics package adapted to be carried by the mobile detection unit, said portable electronics package including a sensor unit having a biometric sensor adapted to receive biometric signals emanating from the mobile detection unit that are indicative of whether the mobile unit has identified a target odor; and a remote unit operatively connected to the portable electronics package, said remote unit including a data analysis portion that receives and analyzes signals from the biometric sensor to determine whether the mobile detection unit has identified the target odor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of detecting target odors through the use of a mobile detection unit comprising:
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attaching a pox-table electronics package to the mobile detection unit; directing the mobile detection unit about an area of interest; determining a potential presence of a target odor; sensing, through the portable electronics package, a change in a physical and/or behavioral characteristic in the mobile detection unit; and analyzing the change in the physical characteristic to confirm an actual presence of the target odor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A detection system for detecting target odors through a mobile detection unit comprising:
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a portable electronics package adapted to be carried by the mobile detection unit, said portable electronics package including a sensor unit having a body position sensor adapted to sense changes in body position of the mobile detection unit, said changes being indicative of whether the mobile detection unit has identified a target odor; and a remote unit operatively connected to the portable electronics package, said remote unit including an analysis portion that analyzes the changes in body position of the mobile detection unit to determine whether the mobile detection unit has identified a target odor.
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