Patent ID: 7990265

Claim:
A method for tagging and tracking a target vehicle for the purpose of gathering sensor based information and deploying an electrical charge to incapacitate the vehicle, the method comprising: providing a launcher having at least one barrel, a carrier having an electronics package, and sufficient propellant to launch the carrier from the launcher in order to affix the carrier to a fixed or moving target at a range, the carrier electronics package having a tracking system, at least one sensor, and a vehicle stopping system; 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; causing a tracking signal to be emitted from the tracking system; receiving the tracking signal emitted by the tracking means, the tracking signal including information identifying the electronics package, location, and any sensor data; converting the received tracking signal into an image of the tagged target vehicle and sensor data; determining the need to stop the target vehicle based on target vehicle characteristics determined from the tracking signal and from the sensor data; displaying the image on a display system, the image representing the location of the tagged target vehicle and sensor data identifying a payload on the vehicle; and providing a remote actuator for stopping the target vehicle using the vehicle stopping system that discharging electricity to incapacitate the vehicle.