Self-contained mobile inspection system and method
First Claim
1. A portable inspection system for generating an image representation of a target object using a radiation source, comprising:
- a movable boom comprising at least a first and second portion, wherein the first portion is vertical and physically attached to a platform;
a detector array physically attached to the second portion of said movable boom; and
at least one source of radiation wherein said radiation source is located on said platform, wherein said image is generated by introducing the target object in between the radiation source and the detector array, exposing said objects to radiation, and detecting radiation; and
a collimator integrated into said first vertical portion of the movable boom wherein the first vertical portion is positioned between the radiation source and the detector arrays and the first vertical portion maintains the radiation source and the detector array in alignment.
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Abstract
The inspection methods and systems of the present invention are mobile, rapidly deployable, and capable of scanning a wide variety of receptacles cost-effectively and accurately on uneven surfaces. The present invention is directed toward a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source, comprising a mobile vehicle, a detector array physically attached to a movable boom having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is physically attached to the vehicle. The invention also comprises at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is fixedly attached to the distal end of the boom, wherein the image is generated by introducing the target objects in between the radiation source and the detector array, exposing the objects to radiation, and detecting radiation.
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17 Claims
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1. A portable inspection system for generating an image representation of a target object using a radiation source, comprising:
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a movable boom comprising at least a first and second portion, wherein the first portion is vertical and physically attached to a platform; a detector array physically attached to the second portion of said movable boom; and at least one source of radiation wherein said radiation source is located on said platform, wherein said image is generated by introducing the target object in between the radiation source and the detector array, exposing said objects to radiation, and detecting radiation; and a collimator integrated into said first vertical portion of the movable boom wherein the first vertical portion is positioned between the radiation source and the detector arrays and the first vertical portion maintains the radiation source and the detector array in alignment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable inspection system for generating an image representation of a target object using a radiation source, comprising:
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a radiation source mounted on a movable platform; a boom comprising a first vertical portion having a first end attached to said movable platform and a second end, a first horizontal portion having a first end attached to the second end of said first vertical portion and a second end, and a second vertical portion having a first end attached to the second end of the first horizontal portion and a second end, wherein said first horizontal portion extends in a first horizontal direction; a detector array physically attached to the first horizontal portion and second vertical portion of said boom; a counterbalancing weight attached to the second end of the first vertical portion and extending horizontally in a direction opposite to said first horizontal direction; and a collimator integrated into said first vertical portion of the boom wherein the collimator is positioned between the radiation source and the detector array and the first vertical portion maintains the radiation source and the detector array in alignment, wherein said image is generated by introducing the target object in between the radiation source and the detector array, exposing said objects to radiation, and detecting radiation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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