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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2007
Edison Hudson, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Scott Lenser, Waltham, MA (US);
Ivan Kirigin, Arlington, MA (US);
Edison Hudson, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Scott Lenser, Waltham, MA (US);
Ivan Kirigin, Arlington, MA (US);
iRobert Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
A sensor suite for a vehicle, the sensor suite comprising a 3D imaging system, a video camera, and one or more environmental sensors. Data from the sensor suite is combined to detect and identify threats during a structure clearing or inspection operation. Additionally, a method for detecting and identifying threats during a structure clearing or inspection operation. The method comprises: gathering 3D image data including object range, volume, and geometry; gathering video data in the same physical geometry of the 3D image; gathering non-visual environmental characteristic data; and combining and analyzing the gathered data to detect and identify threats.