Optical Distress Beacon For Use In Space Environments
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1. A beacon system, comprising:
- a plurality of emitter devices including visible light sources that are oriented to provide omni-directional visibility for the beacon system;
driver circuitry configured for controlling the emitter devices; and
at least one processor programmed to receive and process one or more inputs and control the driver circuitry to actuate the emitter devices.
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Abstract
A beacon system includes emitter devices, driver circuitry configured for controlling the emitter devices, and at least one processor programmed to receive and process one or more inputs and control the driver circuitry to actuate the emitter devices. In an example embodiment, the emitter devices include visible light sources that are oriented to provide omni-directional visibility for the beacon system. In an example embodiment, components of the beacon system including the emitter devices, driver circuitry and at least one processor are configured such that in a space environment heat generated by the beacon system is dissipated sufficiently well to prevent the beacon system from overheating.
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1. A beacon system, comprising:
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a plurality of emitter devices including visible light sources that are oriented to provide omni-directional visibility for the beacon system; driver circuitry configured for controlling the emitter devices; and at least one processor programmed to receive and process one or more inputs and control the driver circuitry to actuate the emitter devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A beacon system, comprising:
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a plurality of emitter devices; driver circuitry configured for controlling the emitter devices; and at least one processor programmed to receive and process one or more inputs and control the driver circuitry to actuate the emitter devices; wherein components of the beacon system including the emitter devices, driver circuitry and at least one processor are configured such that in a space environment heat generated by the beacon system is dissipated sufficiently well to prevent the beacon system from overheating. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A beacon system, comprising:
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a supporting structure; and a plurality of beacon modules secured to the supporting structure, each of the beacon modules including a plurality of emitter devices including at least one visible light source that are oriented to provide omni-directional visibility for the beacon system, driver circuitry configured for controlling the emitter devices, and a processor programmed to receive and process one or more inputs and control the driver circuitry to actuate the emitter devices. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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