Panoramic aerial imaging device
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1. An aerial reconnaissance vehicle system, comprising:
- a portable, unmanned vehicle;
a propulsion device to place said vehicle high above the launch point;
an imaging device mounted on said vehicle to gather imagery data;
first rotation means for rotating the imaging device to cause it to scan across a sensed area about a first axis at a rate selected for image capture;
second rotation means for rotating the imaging device to cause it to scan across the sensed area about a second axis at a rate selected for image capture; and
a data transmitter that transmits data gathered by the imaging device.
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Abstract
An imaging device that gives a ground based user immediate access to a detailed aerial photograph of the entire area for a given radius about his present position. The device can be launched into the air, and rotates in a predictable pattern to scan an imager over every point of the ground, from a vantage point high in the air. These pictures can be stored or transmitted to the ground and assembled on a computer to form a spherical picture of everything surrounding the imaging device in the air.
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1. An aerial reconnaissance vehicle system, comprising:
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a portable, unmanned vehicle;
a propulsion device to place said vehicle high above the launch point;
an imaging device mounted on said vehicle to gather imagery data;
first rotation means for rotating the imaging device to cause it to scan across a sensed area about a first axis at a rate selected for image capture;
second rotation means for rotating the imaging device to cause it to scan across the sensed area about a second axis at a rate selected for image capture; and
a data transmitter that transmits data gathered by the imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A device that takes a series of images that can be arranged into a panoramic aerial photograph that covers a sphere, or a portion of a sphere, from a single viewpoint above the ground.
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