Remote Vehicle Tracking and Disabling System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tracking and sensing technologies lack the capability to remotely and efficiently locate and disable suspicious vehicles, particularly in real-time, posing risks to bystanders and law enforcement during pursuit, and are inadequate for detecting contraband substances like explosives and weapons of mass destruction.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a launcher to attach a tracking device, sensors, and a vehicle disabling mechanism to a target vehicle from a distance, using a carrier with a tracking system, sensors, and a vehicle stopping system, which emits a tracking signal and can remotely disable the vehicle upon predetermined conditions, such as speed or detection of contraband.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If constant visual contact is maintained during vehicle pursuit, then real-time monitoring is improved, but risk to bystanders and law enforcement increases
Solution Approach 1:
A tracking device is attached to the target vehicle to serve as an intermediary, transmitting location data remotely. This allows law enforcement to monitor the vehicle's position without maintaining constant visual contact, thereby reducing risk to personnel and bystanders while preserving real-time monitoring capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical requirement for constant visual contact with an electronic tracking system. The tracking device uses electronic signals to transmit location information, substituting the need for human observers to visually track the vehicle, thus enabling remote monitoring with reduced risk.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If remote tracking and sensing capabilities are deployed, then safety of individuals is improved, but capability to detect contraband substances decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The tracking device is designed with multi-functionality, incorporating not only location tracking but also sensing capabilities for detecting contraband substances such as explosives and weapons of mass destruction. This allows the single device to perform multiple functions, maintaining safety while preserving detection capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the tracking function with the sensing function into a single integrated device. By combining the location module with sensors for detecting contraband substances, the system achieves both remote safety and accurate detection without requiring separate systems.
3Loss of time
If a vehicle disabling system is remotely deployed, then response time to threats is improved, but complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle disabling system is merged with the tracking and sensing functions into a single integrated device. The carrier contains the electronics package with tracking system, sensors, and vehicle stopping system, allowing remote deployment of all functions simultaneously, thus reducing response time while managing complexity through integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The tracking device is attached to the vehicle in advance, with the vehicle stopping system pre-positioned and ready for activation. This preliminary deployment allows the system to be activated immediately when threats are detected, reducing response time without requiring complex real-time deployment mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables real-time tracking and potential disabling of vehicles without constant visual contact, minimizing risk to individuals and allowing for proactive engagement of threats, while detecting contraband substances and preventing potential attacks.
Implementation Method 1
a carrier having an electronics package, and sufficient propellant to launch the carrier from the launcher in order to affix the carrier to a fixed or moving target
Implementation Method 2
causing a tracking signal to be emitted from the tracking system
Data Source
AI summary
A system for tracking a fleeing vehicle, using optional remote sensing to identify a payload contained in the vehicle or asset, and an optional device disabling the fleeing vehicle via disrupting the vehicle's onboard computer or electrical system. The system includes a tracking device or carrier containing tracking components, sensing equipment, and the vehicle disabling device. A launcher of the tracking device may be handheld or vehicle mounted, and may use high pressure gas or another propellant to launch the projectile at a fleeing vehicle. The electronics package may include tracking hardware, sensing hardware, and the vehicle disabling hardware. Once launched and affixed to the suspect vehicle or stationary target, the vehicle's location can be tracked while sensors detecting any trace elements of explosives, IED (Improvised Explosive Device) materials, WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction), biochemical materials, drugs, or any form of contraband can be monitored from a safe distance. In the case of a vehicle or moving target, the vehicle may then be disabled from a safe distance if sensors detect any abnormality in the targeted vehicle's payload.