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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2016
Smiths Heimann Sas, Vitry sur Seine, FR;
Agathe Brabant, Vitry sur Seine, FR;
Guillaume Jegou, Vitry sur Seine, FR;
SMITHS HEIMANN SAS, Vitry-sur-Seine, FR;
Abstract
An inspection system () having: ⋅ a source () configured to generate inspection radiation (); ⋅ a collimator () configured to collimate the inspection radiation into an inspection beam () configured to irradiate a section of a vehicle (); ⋅ a filter () located between the source and the collimator, the filter having at least a cargo configuration and an attenuation configuration; and ⋅ a controller () configured to control the configuration of the filter, such that the filter is in the cargo configuration when the inspection beam irradiates a container (), and in the attenuation configuration when the inspection beam irradiates a cabin ().