Patent ID: 11885897
Assignee: AVIATION COMMUNICATION & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for activating a radio beacon on an aircraft, comprising:
a device, the device installed on the aircraft at a first location; and
an RF detector, the RF detector installed on the aircraft at a second location;
wherein the device is configured to transmit coded information readable by the RF detector; and
wherein the RF detector is configured to trigger activation of the radio beacon based on the coded information;
the system, further comprising:
a distress trigger logic, the distress trigger logic monitoring performance of the aircraft and being configured to determine a distress event;
wherein if the distress event is determined, the device is configured to transmit a distress bit in the coded information to the RF detector for triggering activation of the radio beacon.