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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Timothy A. Murphy, Tucson, AZ (US);
Crystal J. Taton, Tucson, AZ (US);
Leonard S. Raymond, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Timothy A. Murphy, Tucson, AZ (US);
Crystal J. Taton, Tucson, AZ (US);
Leonard S. Raymond, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surveillance vehicle () comprising a vessel () and a parasail (). The vehicle () is loaded, in a pre-launch condition, into a mortar tube for projection therefrom towards an area of interest. In this pre-launch condition, the vessel () resembles a conventional mortar round and the parasail () is stowed within the vessel (). Upon arrival at the area of interest, the parasail () is deployed from the vessel () and instrumentation collects survey data.