Survival radio interrogator
First Claim
1. A survival radio interrogator for use with a radio system of a search aircraft to locate a survival radio, said survival radio interrogator comprising:
- a processor;
said processor generating a first message for transmission to said survival radio, a first message including an identification number of said survival radio and a request for position information of said survival radio;
said survival radio interrogator for finding a particular survival radio with said first message;
a modem coupled to said processor, said modem for transmitting and receiving messages;
said modem further coupled to said radio system, said modem transmitting said messages through said radio system to said particular survival radio and said modem receiving a second messages through said radio system from said particular survival radio; and
said processor for analyzing said second message received from said particular survival radio to determine an identification number of said particular survival radio, a global positioning system position of said particular survival radio relative to said search aircraft and status information of said particular survival radio.
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Abstract
Survival radio interrogator (1) transmits upon request a message including an identification of survival radio (3). Upon receiving and processing this message, survival radio (3) determines its position from the Global Positioning System and transmits a message back to the search aircraft (2) with the survival radio interrogator (1). The processor (10) of the survival radio interrogator 1 determines a range and bearing of the survival radio (3) and processes data from the survival radio 3 which data includes identification, position and messaging information for display on the LCD display 14. All message transmissions are conducted via the aircraft'"'"'s (2) radio/intercom system (30).
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1. A survival radio interrogator for use with a radio system of a search aircraft to locate a survival radio, said survival radio interrogator comprising:
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a processor; said processor generating a first message for transmission to said survival radio, a first message including an identification number of said survival radio and a request for position information of said survival radio; said survival radio interrogator for finding a particular survival radio with said first message; a modem coupled to said processor, said modem for transmitting and receiving messages; said modem further coupled to said radio system, said modem transmitting said messages through said radio system to said particular survival radio and said modem receiving a second messages through said radio system from said particular survival radio; and said processor for analyzing said second message received from said particular survival radio to determine an identification number of said particular survival radio, a global positioning system position of said particular survival radio relative to said search aircraft and status information of said particular survival radio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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