Communication system with dual mode relay sensor delivery

A communication system for sending surveillance signals from a hostile environment to an operator, the system comprising:

• an operably movable tractor having a longitudinal axis and being movable in a forward direction, the tractor having a floor pan with a front edge and a rear edge opposed thereto and a platform above the floor pan suitable for landing a complementary drone thereon;
• at least two spaced apart relay sensors for transmitting communication signals;
• a first vertical stack of relay sensors disposed in an elevator configured to incrementally raise the relay sensors upwards towards the platform;
• a second stack of relay sensors juxtaposed with a baffle configured to provide lateral support therefor, the baffle further having a slot to allow passage therethrough of a relay sensor at the bottom of the second stack and towards a ground conveyance declivity in response to urging by a ram of a linear actuator disposed on the floor pan;
• a microcontroller for independently controlling tractor movement, the elevator and the linear actuator;
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• a drone independently movable with respect to the tractor, the drone being configured to land on the platform and to retrieve a relay sensor from the ground and to place that relay sensor at another location.

A communication system for sending surveillance signals from a hostile environment to an operator, the system comprising:

• an operably movable tractor having a longitudinal axis and being movable in a forward direction, the tractor having a floor pan with a front edge and a rear edge opposed thereto;
• at least one relay sensor for transmitting communication signals disposed on the floor pan;
• a first linear actuator having a ram extendable towards a hole through the floor pan;
• a first vertical stack of relay sensors juxtaposed with the first linear actuator whereby extension of the ram pushes a first relay sensor from the first stack to the hole whereby the first relay sensor can fall through the hole;
• a second linear actuator having a ram extendable towards a ramp, the ramp being articulable from an upright position to a deployed position whereby a relay sensor thereon can slide down the ramp;
• a second vertical stack of relay sensors juxtaposed with the second linear actuator whereby extension of the ram pushes a first relay sensor from the second stack to the articulable ramp whereby the second relay sensor can travel down the ramp;
• at least one ground relay sensor dispensing mechanism on the floor pan for conveying at least one relay sensor from the tractor to the ground;
• a microcontroller for controlling the first linear actuator, the second linear actuator and movement of the tractor;
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• a drone independently movable with respect to the tractor, the drone being configured to retrieve a relay sensor dispensed through the hole or down the ramp and to place that relay sensor at another location.