Launcher tube deployed marker beacon including settlement atop foliage feature
US5446468A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/935
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A marker beacon deployable by being launched through overhead foliage is able of landing atop and settling on the foliage for visual and infrared detection. A tether limits the flight range of the beacon and operates a switch to the electronic portion of the device to initiate radio signalling. The radio information assists in initial detection of the beacon by a seeking craft. Received signals from the seeking craft activate a flare stored within the beacon unit to further assist in locating the beacon. The beacon is also deployable by launch at sea, and by both place-and-leave and hand-held means on land and sea.
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