Patent ID: 9008354
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
1. A system for tracking an object moving along a pathway, comprising: a positioning mechanism; a camera, mechanically coupled to the positioning mechanism; a position sensor, coupled to the object, for generating geolocation data describing a geolocation of the position sensor; a transmitter, for wirelessly transmitting at least a portion of the generated geolocation data; and a controller, communicatively coupled to the positioning mechanism and located at a geolocation other than the object, the controller for controlling the positioning mechanism based on the at least a portion of the generated geolocation data such that a field of view of the camera moves according to the geolocation of the position sensor; wherein the controller controls the positioning mechanism to direct the field of view of the camera to a plurality of known points along the pathway according to the at least a portion of the generated geolocation data.