Remotely controlled vehicle
First Claim
1. A remotely-controlled vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle;
at least one projectile launcher mounted to the vehicle;
a rocket launcher mounted to the vehicle for movement through at least one plane; and
a controller for remotely controlling the movement of the vehicle and at least one of the projectile launcher and the rocket launcher.
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Abstract
A remotely-controlled vehicle is disclosed. According to various embodiments, the vehicle includes components that may be added to an existing vehicle or added at the time of manufacture. The components include at least one of a pneumatic projectile launcher and a water cannon, a rocket launcher having one or more rockets launchable from the vehicle, at least one video camera system for capturing and transmitting video images, and a controller for controlling the projectile launcher, water cannon, rocket launcher, and video camera system. Each of the one or more rockets may include at least one solid-propellant rocket motor, and each of the one or more video camera systems may include at least one video camera mounted for selective orientation in at least one plane.
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21 Claims
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1. A remotely-controlled vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle;
at least one projectile launcher mounted to the vehicle;
a rocket launcher mounted to the vehicle for movement through at least one plane; and
a controller for remotely controlling the movement of the vehicle and at least one of the projectile launcher and the rocket launcher. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A remotely-controlled vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle and, mounted thereto, at least two enhancements selected from the group consisting of a projectile launcher, a rocket launcher, a water cannon, and a camera system;
a controller for remotely controlling the movement of the vehicle and the operation of said enhancements; and
,a safety interlock system for disabling at least one of said enhancements unless predetermined conditions are detected.
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21. A system for enabling surveillance of a location of interest from a remote location via a network, the system comprising:
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a radio-controlled vehicle for movement in the vicinity of the location of interest, the radio-controlled vehicle comprising one or more video camera systems for capturing and transmitting video images, each video camera system comprising at least one video camera mounted for selective orientation in at least one plane;
a computer at the remote location configured to transmit control commands for controlling the speed and direction of the vehicle, and the orientation of the video camera via the network; and
a controller for receiving the control commands from the computer via the network and for transmitting the control commands to the radio-controlled vehicle.
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