Method and apparatus for protecting troops

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B60R 11/04 (2006.01) F41H 7/02 (2006.01) F41H 13/00 (2006.01) H04N 7/18 (2006.01)

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CA 2675974

A method and apparatus for protecting the troops when they exit an armored vehicle is provided by utilizing the universal tail light assembly and providing the assembly with wide field-of-view cameras and other sensors, with screens or displays located within the vehicle to provide situational awareness of the rear of the vehicle, thus to alert troops and their commanders as to external threats prior to troop deployment. In one embodiment, two wide-angle infrared cameras are retrofitted to existing universal tail light assemblies to either side of the vehicle, with the cameras having overlapping fields of view to permit generation of a panoramic view. Moreover, additional sensors such as ultrasonic sensors, LIDARs and laser range finders can be located in the universal tail light assembly, with the subject system not requiring breach of the already-existing armor for the vehicle.

L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil de protection de troupes lorsque celles-ci sortent d'un véhicule blindé, consistant à utiliser l'ensemble feux arrière universel et à l'équiper de caméras à grand champ de vision et d'autres capteurs. Des écrans ou des affichages sont placés dans le véhicule pour offrir une meilleure connaissance de l'environnement à l'arrière du véhicule, et permettre ainsi d'avertir les troupes et leurs chefs de menaces extérieures préalablement au déploiement. Dans un mode de réalisation, deux caméras infrarouge à grand angulaire sont ajoutées à des ensembles feux arrière universels existants des deux côtés du véhicule, les champs de vision des caméras se chevauchant pour produire une vue panoramique. Des capteurs supplémentaires tels que des capteurs à ultrasons, des LIDAR et des télémètres laser peuvent être incorporés aux ensembles feux arrière universels. Le procédé et l'appareil de l'invention ne portent pas atteinte au blindage existant du véhicule.

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