Communications: electrical – Aircraft alarm or indicating systems – Land-based landing guidance
Patent
1991-05-01
1993-07-06
Ng, Jin F.
Communications: electrical
Aircraft alarm or indicating systems
Land-based landing guidance
340947, G08G 500
Patent
active
052258289
ABSTRACT:
A beacon device for alerting friendly personnel on land, sea or air, from close proximity up to several miles, that the beacon location is also friendly, is contained in an upright case that has an least one infra-red (IR) light emitting diode and a visible light emitting diode clustered together at the top of the case, from which overlapping IR and visible light beacons emanate upward when the case is upright and means including one or more switches on the device or remote from the device are provided for controlling electric power to the diodes. In a preferred embodiment an adjustable collar surrounding the clustered diodes is moveably attached to the case and is moveable downward on the case to intercept less of the overlapping beacon light so that the elevation angle (.theta.) of the beacon is relatively low and is moveable upward on the case to intercept more of the overlapping beacon light so that the elevation angle (.theta.) of the beacon is relatively high.
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Dunn Robert T.
Ng Jin F.
Swarthout Brent A.
Test Systems, Inc.
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