A surveillance apparatus 1 comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle 3 and deployment means for the unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle comprises at least one surveillance means (such as a video camera) and the deployment means comprises a portable casing 4 arranged to house the unmanned aerial vehicle prior to deployment and from which the unmanned aerial vehicle may be deployed from and to which the unmanned aerial vehicle may be retrieved. The apparatus includes a power supply for the unmanned aerial vehicle and control means 8 in the form of a microcontroller. A tether 5 connects the unmanned aerial vehicle to the casing by way of a winch 6 acting with a pulley 7. The control means is configured to control deployment of the unmanned aerial vehicle from the casing, retrieval of the unmanned aerial vehicle to the casing and flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle between deployment and retrieval. The controller may be operated via an interface 12 on a lid 10 of the casing with the aid of a display screen 11.


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    Title :

    Surveillance apparatus


    Publication date :

    2017-03-15


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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