EXTENDED LIFE, TIMED PINGER FOR AIRCRAFT
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1. A system for controlling an indicator, comprising:
- a) a controller connected to an indicator, the controller controlling activation and deactivation of the indicator;
b) a position locator, locating position of said system with respect to planet Earth, said position locator supplying data concerning each said position to a sunrise/sunset calculator;
c) said sunrise/sunset calculator programmed with data concerning at least one daily sunrise and sunset time for every geographic location on planet Earth;
d) said sunrise/sunset calculator supplying said data concerning daily sunrise and sunset times to said controller, said data corresponding to a geographic location of an antenna of said position locator with respect to planet Earth; and
e) said controller activating said indicator at a first time at or spaced from a sunrise time received from said calculator for a particular location on a particular day and deactivating said indicator at a second time at or spaced from a sunset time received from said calculator for said particular location and day.
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Abstract
A system monitors geographical information for location of an aircraft and supplies that information to a sunrise/sunset calculator that feeds location and sunrise/sunset data to a controller. The controller controls operation of a pinger, limiting its hours of operation to save battery power and extend the time period within which the pinger is audible. The hours of operation are pre-programmed to consist of a time range from sunrise to sunset or from a time after sunrise to a time before sunset.
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1. A system for controlling an indicator, comprising:
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a) a controller connected to an indicator, the controller controlling activation and deactivation of the indicator; b) a position locator, locating position of said system with respect to planet Earth, said position locator supplying data concerning each said position to a sunrise/sunset calculator; c) said sunrise/sunset calculator programmed with data concerning at least one daily sunrise and sunset time for every geographic location on planet Earth; d) said sunrise/sunset calculator supplying said data concerning daily sunrise and sunset times to said controller, said data corresponding to a geographic location of an antenna of said position locator with respect to planet Earth; and e) said controller activating said indicator at a first time at or spaced from a sunrise time received from said calculator for a particular location on a particular day and deactivating said indicator at a second time at or spaced from a sunset time received from said calculator for said particular location and day. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for controlling a pinger on an aircraft, comprising:
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a) a controller connected to a pinger, the controller controlling activation and deactivation of the pinger; b) a Global Positioning System (GPS) position locator, locating position of said system with respect to planet Earth, said position locator supplying data concerning each said position to a sunrise/sunset calculator; c) said sunrise/sunset calculator programmed with data concerning a plurality of consecutive daily sunrise and sunset times for every geographic location on planet Earth; d) said sunrise/sunset calculator supplying said data concerning daily sunrise and sunset times to said controller, said data corresponding to a geographic location of an antenna of said GPS with respect to planet Earth; and e) said controller activating said pinger at a first time at or spaced from a sunrise time received from said calculator for a particular location on a particular day and deactivating said indicator at a second time at or spaced from a sunset time received from said calculator for said particular location and day. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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