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Title:
COMPACT INTEGRATED SELF CONTAINED SURVEILLANCE UNIT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006036464
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An integrated, compact, self contained surveillance unit including: a housing having a front end and a back end; a sensor section attached to the front end of the housing; mechanism for determining the position of the unit; a communications system; a computer, and image output attached to the back end of the housing connected to the computer. The computer, a digital signal processor, is connected to the sensor section, the position determination mechanisms, the communication system and the image output. All are supported by the housing. The sensor is selected from the group including visible sensors, UV sensors, short wavelength infrared sensors and long wavelength infrared sensors. The sensor section also includes an uncooled focal plane array. The position determination mechanisms include GPS, GLONASS, an accelerometer and a compass. The communication system, which is bi-directional, includes a multi-mode patch antenna and a Software Definable Radio (SDR).

Inventors:
CHOU DAVID C (US)
JONAS FREDERICK M (US)
STAGGS JAMES W (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/031572
Publication Date:
June 15, 2006
Filing Date:
September 01, 2005
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Assignee:
UNITED INTERNAT ENGINEERING IN (US)
International Classes:
G06F17/00
Foreign References:
US20020191282A12002-12-19
US4949089A1990-08-14
US5035472A1991-07-30
US6449419B12002-09-10
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