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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2001
Edward V. Carter, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Jeffrey S. Fitzgerald, Florissant, MI (US);
Engineered Support Systems, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A docking station ( ) comprises a mast latch assembly ( ) which attaches to the outer end of a mast (M). An adapter ( ) which connects to a sensor platform (G) disengagingly attaches to the mast latch assembly. An isolation assembly ( ) mounts on a surface (D) of a vehicle (V) adjacent an opening (O) through which the mast extends and retracts. As the mast is retracted, the adapter ( ) engages with isolation assembly ( ) and disengages from the mast latch assembly. This attaches the sensor platform to the isolation assembly which now protects the sensors from vibrations produced by the vehicle and any shocks created by the terrain over which the vehicle travels. It also allows the sensors to be used for surveillance during vehicle travel. When the vehicle stops and the mast is again extended, the adapter ( ) re-engages with the mast latch assembly and is disengaged from the isolation assembly.