Patent ID: 8687765

Claim:
A cargo inspection system comprising: a vehicle having a back surface; a boom structure having a stowed configuration and an operational configuration, wherein the stowed configuration comprises: a first section, having a first end and a second end, wherein said first section is in a first plane and is movably coupled, at the first end, to the back surface of the vehicle and wherein said first plane is substantially parallel to a plane defined by the back surface of the vehicle; a second section having a first end and a second end, wherein said second section is substantially parallel to the first section, and wherein the first end of the second section is movably connected to the second end of the first section; and wherein the operational configuration comprises: said first section, in a second plane, wherein said second plane is substantially perpendicular to the plane defined by the back surface of the vehicle; and said second section, wherein said second section is substantially perpendicular to the first section and wherein the first end of the second section is movably connected to the second end of the first section; and a controller adapted to cause said boom structure to transition from said stowed configuration to said operational configuration.