Man Overboard Beacon

Abstract

A user worn man overboard beacon that provides multiple indication means to alert a ship to an overboard crew person and to assist in locating the crew person. The beacon device is contained in a housing attached to the clothing of the sailor and is activated upon contact with seawater. A battery powers the multiple indicators contained in the housing, which include a high intensity strobe light to provide a visual indication, an x-band radar patch antenna to transmit a radar signal indication that can be detected by the ship's radar system, and an acoustic transducer to project an acoustic signal indication that can be detected by the ship's sonar system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 18, 2005
Accession Number
ADD020209

Entities

People

  • Thomas A. Frank

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Signals
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Governments
  • Indicators
  • Intensity
  • Inventions
  • Light Sources
  • Navy
  • Radar
  • Radar Signals
  • Rhode Island
  • Ships
  • Transducers
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • X Band

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.