Mobile screening vehicle with adjustable drop off locations and method for mobile security scanning
AssigneeThe Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
InventorsKali McManus, Kristi Harmel, Gregory Bennett
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Abstract
Examples are directed toward a system and method relating to mobile screening. For example, a mobile screening vehicle includes a passenger scanner that performs security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle. The mobile screening vehicle also includes a verification system that verifies, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue.
Claims26
A mobile screening vehicle comprising:
- a passenger scanner that performs security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle;
- a verification system that verifies, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue;
- and
- a vehicle navigation system to autonomously determine a route through the travel venue based on passenger travel information, and autonomously traverse the route and drop off the passenger at a drop off location of the travel venue corresponding to the passenger travel information;
- the vehicle navigation system being configured to adjust the drop off location based on scheduled demand for the mobile screening vehicle and conditions at the travel venue.
A method for mobile security scanning by a mobile screening vehicle, comprising:
- performing, by a passenger scanner of the mobile screening vehicle, security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle;
- verifying, by a verification system of the mobile screening vehicle, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue;
- and
- transporting, by the mobile screening vehicle, the passenger to a drop off location in the secure area of the travel venue;
- the mobile screening vehicle including a vehicle navigation system, the method further comprising:
- autonomously determining, by the vehicle navigation system, a route through the travel venue based on passenger travel information;
- autonomously traversing the route;
- dropping off the passenger at the drop off location of the travel venue corresponding to the passenger travel information;
- and
- adjusting, by the vehicle navigation system, the drop off location based on scheduled demand for the mobile screening vehicle and conditions at the travel venue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.