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US 6,843,158 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for detecting target objects
OwnerMaurice M. Garcia, Rodolfo Garciainventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a method and devices for the detection of target objects, such as landmines, using the odor characteristics which may be associated with the target objects as a way of detecting their presence. The invention includes devices used to carry out a method of training live animals, such as rats, to seek out the target objects in the field, or to localize, unearth, and mark the location thereof.
Claims6
A receptacle for use in training an animal to detect the presence of a target object, the receptacle comprising:
- a housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber in use receives a substance having a characteristic odor to be sensed by the animal and the second chamber in use receives a substance comprising a reward to the animal;
- at least one hole in the first chamber through which the odor of the substance therein may pass from the first chamber to the outside of the first chamber;
- access means in the second chamber so that the animal can obtain at least a portion of the substance in the second chamber;
- wherein the target object is a landmine or a dummy landmine thereof and the receptacle is attached thereto.
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