Transportation security system and associated methods
First Claim
1. A security system for monitoring at least one cargo container, the system comprising:
- a container security device for detecting a tampering violation of a selected cargo container, said container security device being removably coupled with the selected cargo container and including;
a light sensor for generating first output data upon detecting intrusion or fire in said container;
at least one anti-tamper sensor for generating second output data that undergoes an individual sensor processing procedure and an integrated sensor processing procedure for determining a container alert status;
a microcontroller for generating the container alert status from the first and the second output data;
a communication device for transmitting at least one of the first and the second output data and the container alert status; and
a plurality of accelerometers and a plurality of strain gages for defining a moment of inertia of the cargo container, said plurality of accelerometers having a first accelerometer being coupled with said container security device at a location distal from second accelerometer disposed within the cargo container; and
a network operations center for receiving at least one of the first and the second output data and the container alert stats from said container security device and comprising a communications facility for communicating with at least one telecommunication network.
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Abstract
A security system for monitoring a shipping container being transported on a cargo transport vehicle and methods for making and using same. A mounting device removably couples a container security device (CSD) to the cargo container. Monitoring cargo inside the container and detecting vehicle intrusions and container damage, the CSD includes an anti-tamper sensor, a microcontroller, a communication device, and a plurality of accelerometers and strain gages. The microcontroller generates an alarm signal based on output data from the anti-tamper sensor and records container events. The anti-temper sensor undergoes individual and integrated sensor processing procedures; whereas, the integrated sensor processing procedure determines a container alert status. The accelerometers and strain gages define a moment of inertia of the cargo container. Communicating with a telecommunications network, a network operations center of the security system receives data from the CSD for storage and creating an archive of the container events.
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6 Claims
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1. A security system for monitoring at least one cargo container, the system comprising:
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a container security device for detecting a tampering violation of a selected cargo container, said container security device being removably coupled with the selected cargo container and including; a light sensor for generating first output data upon detecting intrusion or fire in said container; at least one anti-tamper sensor for generating second output data that undergoes an individual sensor processing procedure and an integrated sensor processing procedure for determining a container alert status; a microcontroller for generating the container alert status from the first and the second output data; a communication device for transmitting at least one of the first and the second output data and the container alert status; and a plurality of accelerometers and a plurality of strain gages for defining a moment of inertia of the cargo container, said plurality of accelerometers having a first accelerometer being coupled with said container security device at a location distal from second accelerometer disposed within the cargo container; and a network operations center for receiving at least one of the first and the second output data and the container alert stats from said container security device and comprising a communications facility for communicating with at least one telecommunication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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