AU2001249299A1 - A tracking, safety and navigation system for firefighters - Google Patents

A tracking, safety and navigation system for firefighters

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AU2001249299A1
AU2001249299A1 AU2001249299A AU4929901A AU2001249299A1 AU 2001249299 A1 AU2001249299 A1 AU 2001249299A1 AU 2001249299 A AU2001249299 A AU 2001249299A AU 4929901 A AU4929901 A AU 4929901A AU 2001249299 A1 AU2001249299 A1 AU 2001249299A1
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Prior art keywords
firefighters
tracking
safety
navigation system
navigation
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Abandoned
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AU2001249299A
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Donald B. Bruck
Paul M. Chizinski
Wayne C. Haase
Zachary S. Haase
Malcolm S. Macgregor
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Summit Industries Inc
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Summit Industries Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/74—Systems using reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. IFF, i.e. identification of friend or foe
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S3/00—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received
    • G01S3/80—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • G01S3/802—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction
    • G01S3/803—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using amplitude comparison of signals derived from receiving transducers or transducer systems having differently-oriented directivity characteristics
    • G01S3/8034—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using amplitude comparison of signals derived from receiving transducers or transducer systems having differently-oriented directivity characteristics wherein the signals are derived simultaneously
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/18—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using ultrasonic, sonic, or infrasonic waves
    • G01S5/183—Emergency, distress or locator beacons
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/64—Luminous indications
AU2001249299A 2000-03-22 2001-03-21 A tracking, safety and navigation system for firefighters Abandoned AU2001249299A1 (en)

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US19120700P 2000-03-22 2000-03-22
US60191207 2000-03-22
PCT/US2001/008964 WO2001071432A1 (en) 2000-03-22 2001-03-21 A tracking, safety and navigation system for firefighters

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AU2001249299A1 true AU2001249299A1 (en) 2001-10-03

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EP (1) EP1277091A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2001249299A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2403854C (en)
WO (1) WO2001071432A1 (en)

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EP1277091A1 (en) 2003-01-22
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EP1277091A4 (en) 2009-09-09
WO2001071432A8 (en) 2002-02-28
CA2403854C (en) 2005-06-07
CA2403854A1 (en) 2001-09-27

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