A system for law enforcement standoff inspection to pre-screen and maintain situational awareness of a scene for a first-to-scene responder prior to scene entry wherein the system consists of:
- a drone configured to capture and broadcast live streaming video of a scene of interest over an encrypted WiFi local area network (LAN) to a network data processing unit and to a user worn display apparatus (HDG), wherein the network data processing unit is nested in a sealed enclosure with externally mounted antenna, and comprises:
- a dual band transceiver, network interface controller, processor, and supporting electronics;
- wherein the drone comprises:
- a drone power switch that enables drone flight control avionics, a receiver module configured to receive drone flight control commands, a transmitter module configured to transmit live streaming video data, antennas configured to transmit live streaming video over the encrypted WiFi LAN, a drone loudspeaker configured to broadcast audio commands to the scene of interest over a radio frequency (RF) channel, a camera device configured to capture both visible and infrared video of the scene of interest over the encrypted WiFi LAN, blue flashing police lights, and external facing sensors that include radio frequency identification sensors;
- a pistol grip controller (PCU) configured as a primary drone control apparatus and configured to sync with the drone, transmit control instructions to initiate drone flight control maneuvers, pre-programmed flight modes and camera controls, and activate the drone loudspeaker, wherein the PCU comprises:
- a power toggle switch to activate the PCU and initiate synching with the drone, a circular push button switch configured to, when pressed once to start drone motors and when pressed again to launch the drone into a hover above a door mounted launch and recovery platform, a first trigger switch configured to, when compressed, held, and raised up, to increase an altitude of the drone and when compressed, held, and lowered, to decrease an altitude of the drone, a second trigger switch configured to, when compressed, held, and moved left or right, to reposition the drone accordingly, a first slide switch configured to control a tilt and zoom of the camera device, a second slide switch configured to initiate a drone hover function and drone return-to-home function, a third slide switch configured to enable the drone loudspeaker and enable a police siren, and a fourth slide switch configured to initiate a drone semi-autonomous flight mode or manual flight mode;
- and a multi-function main control stick (MCS) configured to receive functional mode controls from the first slide switch, wherein having the first slide switch in a rear most position enables the MCS to control in-flight maneuvers of the drone, wherein having the first slide switch in a center position enables the MCS to drive tilt and scan controls of the camera device, and wherein having the first slide switch in a forward position enables the MCS to drive zoom control of the camera device.