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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2010
Nathan M. Mintz, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Michael K. Holz, Newton Centre, MA (US);
Brandon W. Pillans, Plano, TX (US);
Gregory V. Burnett, Murphy, TX (US);
Anthony Ross, Frisco, TX (US);
Nathan M. Mintz, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Michael K. Holz, Newton Centre, MA (US);
Brandon W. Pillans, Plano, TX (US);
Gregory V. Burnett, Murphy, TX (US);
Anthony Ross, Frisco, TX (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system and computer-implemented method for detecting concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in a vehicle includes obtaining weight distribution data for the vehicle; obtaining vehicle loading data; measuring a center of mass of the vehicle to obtain an actual center of mass position of the vehicle; and executing one or more computer program modules configured to determined a predicted center of mass position of the vehicle using the obtained vehicle loading data and the obtained weight distribution data of the vehicle; compare the actual center of mass position of the vehicle with the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle; and provide a signal if the actual center of mass position of the vehicle departs from the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle by at least a predetermined threshold, the signal being representative of concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in the vehicle.