Vehicle-based threat detection system
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1. A vehicle-based threat detection system for detecting a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) in a vehicle, the threat detection system comprising:
- at least one WMD sensor mounted to the vehicle in a cargo holding area of the vehicle wherein the at least one WMD sensor includes a radiation sensor for sensing gamma rays, neutrons, or both;
at least one WMD detector connected to the at least one WMD sensor to detect presence and type of a weapon of mass destruction in the cargo holding area; and
a warning system capable of communicating detection of a weapon of mass destruction and an indication of a type of WMD detected to personnel on board the vehicle at a location remote from the cargo holding area and to recipients located remote from the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle-based threat detection system (10) for detecting weapons in a vehicle includes at least one sensor (12) in a cargo holding area of the vehicle. The sensor (12) is connected to at least one detector (14) that detects presence of a weapon in the cargo holding area. A warning system (16) is capable of communicating detection of a weapon to a location remote from the cargo holding area.
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1. A vehicle-based threat detection system for detecting a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) in a vehicle, the threat detection system comprising:
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at least one WMD sensor mounted to the vehicle in a cargo holding area of the vehicle wherein the at least one WMD sensor includes a radiation sensor for sensing gamma rays, neutrons, or both; at least one WMD detector connected to the at least one WMD sensor to detect presence and type of a weapon of mass destruction in the cargo holding area; and a warning system capable of communicating detection of a weapon of mass destruction and an indication of a type of WMD detected to personnel on board the vehicle at a location remote from the cargo holding area and to recipients located remote from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of detecting a weapon of mass destruction WMD inside a vehicle, the method comprising:
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sensing parameters indicative of presence of a weapon of mass destruction inside the vehicle using at least one WMD sensor mounted inside the vehicle, wherein the at least one WMD sensor is configured to detect nuclear weapons and radiological weapons; detecting presence of a weapon of mass destruction inside the vehicle based upon parameters sensed by the at least one WMD sensor; and communicating detection of a weapon of mass destruction inside the vehicle to a recipient on board the vehicle and to a recipient, responsible for dealing with terrorist threats, at a location remote from an area in which the detected weapon of mass destruction is located. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle-based threat detection system for detecting a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) on an aircraft, the threat detection system comprising:
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at least one WMD sensor mounted within and transportable with the aircraft for sensing gamma rays, neutrons, or both; a WMD detector inside the aircraft for detecting presence of a weapon of mass destruction inside the aircraft based upon signals from the at least one WMD sensor; and a network inside and around the aircraft for communicating presence of a detected weapon of mass destruction to a cockpit area of the aircraft and to a recipient remote from the aircraft that is responsible for dealing with terrorist threats. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A vehicle-based threat detection system for detecting a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) in a cargo holding area of a vehicle, the threat detection system comprising:
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one or more vehicle-mounted WMD sensors mounted within the vehicle in or near a cargo holding area of the vehicle, wherein the WMD sensors are configured to detect at least one of;
neutrons, gamma rays, nuclear weapons, radiological weapons, and combinations thereof; andat least one WMD detector in the vehicle for detecting presence of a weapon in the cargo holding area based upon signals from the WMD sensors. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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