Patent ID: 8436730
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: B60R,F41G,F41H,F42B,G01S

Abstract:
1. A method for tagging a target vehicle for the purpose of deploying an electrical charge to incapacitate the vehicle, the method comprising: providing a pursuit vehicle with a launcher having at least one barrel, a carrier having an electronics package, a tether having a first end attached to the carrier and a second end attached to the pursuit vehicle, the launcher being configured to launch the carrier in order to affix the carrier to a fixed or moving target at a range, the carrier electronics package having a vehicle stopping system; providing the pursuit vehicle with a power supply configured to supply power to the vehicle stopping system via said tether; sighting the target vehicle using a target acquisition device; launching the carrier from the launcher towards the target vehicle; attaching the carrier, with the electronics package within the carrier, to the target vehicle, thereby tagging the target vehicle; providing a remote actuator for stopping the target vehicle using the vehicle stopping system, the vehicle stopping system being configured to discharge electricity to incapacitate the target vehicle; providing the electronics package with a tracking device configured to emit a tracking signal containing information regarding the target vehicle's location; receiving the tracking signal emitted by the tracking device; converting the received tracking signal into an image of the tagged target vehicle; and providing the electronics package with at least one sensor configured to detect the presence of one or more substances of interest; and transmitting sensor data collected from the at least one sensor.