Ballistically Launched Part-Carrying Apparatus

A system, comprising:

• a plurality of part-carrying apparatuses, each part-carrying apparatus comprising:
• a base portion;
• a shaft extending from the base portion;
• at least two mechanically driven arms coupled to the shaft, each arm having a first end coupled to the shaft and an opposite second end distal from the shaft;
• a part coupled to the base portion, the part configured to capture information about an environment around the part-carrying apparatus;
• a locking nut coupled to the shaft, the locking nut comprising at least two positions, comprising:
• an unlocked position, the second end of each respective arm of the at least two mechanically driven arms configured to extend away from the base portion when the locking nut is in the unlocked position;
• and
• a locked position, the second end of each respective arm of the at least two mechanically driven arms configured to extend towards the base portion when the locking nut is in the locked position;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit the captured information to a base station;
• and
• a receiver configured to receive the captured information from the plurality of respective transmitters.

A method, comprising:

• deploying a plurality of part-carrying apparatuses, each part-carrying apparatus configured to:
• capture information about an environment around the part-carrying apparatus while it is deployed;
• and
• transmit the information to a base station;
• receiving the information from each of the part-carrying apparatuses;
• and
• producing a three dimensional image by aggregating the information from each of the part-carrying apparatuses.