Drive-through vehicle inspection system
US6459764B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V5/224
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An inspection system for inspecting a moving vehicle and for detecting material disposed within the vehicle. The system has a source for providing a generally horizontally pointing beam of penetrating radiation of specified cross-section so as to illuminate vehicles driven alongside the source of radiation. A detector arrangement, disposed between the source of radiation and the moving vehicle detects radiation from the beam scattered by any material disposed on the underside of the moving vehicle and generates a scattered radiation signal that may be used for characterizing the material disposed within the vehicle.
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