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A surveillance system for hazardous environments and the like having a radio remote controlled vehicle that is sized and shaped for optimum maneuverability and stability, including mobility on stairs and inclined surfaces. The vehicle is designed to have a low center of gravity that is shiftable up

A surveillance system for hazardous environments and the like having a radio remote controlled vehicle that is sized and shaped for optimum maneuverability and stability, including mobility on stairs and inclined surfaces. The vehicle is designed to have a low center of gravity that is shiftable up and down, front to rear and side to side under operator control in order to provide stability. The top deck of the vehicle is uniquely shaped and is adapted to support any of several payloads, including an articulated arm module that is moveable in a pan and tilt direction and a smear sampler mechanism for repeatedly taking surface samples. The vehicle is moved by independently operated, motor driven tracks located on each of the two longitudinal sides of the vehicle and is adapted to move in a forward, reverse and rotational directions. Remote monitoring is provided by stereoptic TV cameras, stereo sound, and variety of environmental sensors.

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A remote control mobile surveillance system comprising: an operator control center, said center comprising manual command operation and transmission means, telemetry receive and reporting means and antenna means; a surveillance vehicle located remote from said control center and in wireless communic

A remote control mobile surveillance system comprising: an operator control center, said center comprising manual command operation and transmission means, telemetry receive and reporting means and antenna means; a surveillance vehicle located remote from said control center and in wireless communication therewith, said vehicle comprising: chassis means, said chassis means being sized and shaped to fit within standard doorways and stairways and to provide an optimally low center of gravity for said vehicle; propulsion means adapted to provide movement to said vehicle and being mounted on said chassis means and comprising at least two independently controllable motor and track means; cover means removably mounted on said chassis means and adapted to support a plurality of payloads; payload means adapted to be movable in at least one direction and to have mounted thereon an operative load means, said payload means being removably mounted on said cover means; telecommunications means adapted to receive commands from and transmit telemetry to said operator control center, said means being operatively connected to said propulsion means and said payload means, whereby an operator at said operator control center can remotely control and monitor the movement of said vehicle and the operation of said payload means; said cover means being substantially rectangular in shape, having a vehicle front, a vehicle rear and two longitudinal side edges, a centrally located planar portion on which is mounted said payload means and a front planar apron portion extending from said payload at an angle downward to said vehicle front edge; and said payload means being adapted to move said operative load forward and below said centrally located planar position, along said planar apron position of said cover means, whereby the center of gravity of said vehicle may be moved lower and forward dynamically during movement of said vehicle up an inclined surface under remote control from said operator control center.