Unattended ground sensor assembly
AssigneeNorthrop Grumman Corporation
InventorsJerome Kolarczyk, Joseph Wisneiwski
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AssigneeNorthrop Grumman Corporation
InventorsJerome Kolarczyk, Joseph Wisneiwski
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There is provided a ground sensor assembly adapted for deployment from air to a selected ground location. The ground sensor assembly comprises an aerially deployable sensor housing which has upper and lower housing ends defining a longitudinally elongated aperture therebetween. A plurality of connected sensor modules are longitudinally inserted into the aperture between the upper and lower housing ends. Furthermore, an aerodynamic module is connected to the sensor modules and is disposed adjacent the upper housing end outside the aperture. This aerodynamic module has a plurality of stabilizers which radially extend outward therefrom and form a generally parallel relationship with the upper housing end. Such stabilizers provide aerodynamic stability during the deployment of the ground sensor assembly from the air to the selected ground location.
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A method of deploying a ground sensor assembly from air to a selected ground location, the method comprising the steps of:
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