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Rotating window and radome for surveillance pod

  • US 9,575,169 B2
  • Filed: 02/05/2014
  • Issued: 02/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surveillance device for gathering images of an area, comprising:

  • a. a flight vehicle;

    b. a pod attached to the flight vehicle;

    c. a moveable housing within the pod and including an electromagnetic image capture device and a radar image capture device;

    d. a motor connected to the moveable housing;

    e. a motor controller connected to the motor, wherein the motor and motor controller are constructed and arranged to move the housing to a first orientation for at least one of the electromagnetic image capture device and the radar image capture device to capture a first image of the area while the vehicle is in flight, and additionally to move the housing to a second orientation for the other one of the electromagnetic image capture device and the radar image capture device to capture a second image of the area while the vehicle is in flight.

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