Cargo scanning system with boom structure
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1. A cargo inspection system comprising:
- a vehicle having a back surface;
a boom structure having a stowed configuration and an operational configuration, wherein the stowed configuration comprises;
a first section, having a first end and a second end, wherein said first section is in a first plane and is movably coupled, at the first end, to the back surface of the vehicle and wherein said first plane is substantially parallel to a plane defined by the back surface of the vehicle;
a second section having a first end and a second end, wherein said second section is substantially parallel to the first section, and wherein the first end of the second section is movably connected to the second end of the first section; and
wherein the operational configuration comprises;
said first section, in a second plane, wherein said second plane is substantially perpendicular to the plane defined by the back surface of the vehicle; and
said second section, wherein said second section is substantially perpendicular to the first section and wherein the first end of the second section is movably connected to the second end of the first section; and
a controller adapted to cause said boom structure to transition from said stowed configuration to said operational configuration.
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Abstract
The present application is a self-contained mobile inspection system and method and, more specifically, improved methods and systems for detecting materials concealed within a wide variety of receptacles and/or cargo containers. In particular, the present application is an improved method and system for inspecting receptacles and/or cargo containers using a single boom placed on a turntable with pivot points to allow for folding and unfolding of the boom, such that the inspection system is relatively compact in a stowed configuration and has a low center of gravity lending to greater stability.
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1. A cargo inspection system comprising:
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a vehicle having a back surface; a boom structure having a stowed configuration and an operational configuration, wherein the stowed configuration comprises; a first section, having a first end and a second end, wherein said first section is in a first plane and is movably coupled, at the first end, to the back surface of the vehicle and wherein said first plane is substantially parallel to a plane defined by the back surface of the vehicle; a second section having a first end and a second end, wherein said second section is substantially parallel to the first section, and wherein the first end of the second section is movably connected to the second end of the first section; and wherein the operational configuration comprises; said first section, in a second plane, wherein said second plane is substantially perpendicular to the plane defined by the back surface of the vehicle; and said second section, wherein said second section is substantially perpendicular to the first section and wherein the first end of the second section is movably connected to the second end of the first section; and a controller adapted to cause said boom structure to transition from said stowed configuration to said operational configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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