Aircraft tracking and emergency location avionics architectures that integrate existing fixed Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) installations, their associated aircraft avionics systems and existing flight deck interfaces with an Autonomous Distress Tracker (ADT) transceiver unit in a coupled configuration. Some of the architectures allow the ADT unit and its advanced distress detecting and reporting capabilities to monitor the activation control path for the ELT and the associated ELT activation outputs. Other architectures place the ADT unit and its advanced distress detection capabilities and ground-controlled capabilities in the activation control path for the ELT. Additional architectures entail the connection of an ADT unit to an ELT remote panel on the flight deck of an aircraft.

Aircraft tracking and emergency location avionics architectures that integrate existing fixed Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) installations, their associated aircraft avionics systems and existing flight deck interfaces with an Autonomous Distress Tracker (ADT) transceiver unit in a coupled configuration. Some of the architectures allow the ADT unit and its advanced distress detecting and reporting capabilities to monitor the activation control path for the ELT and the associated ELT activation outputs. Other architectures place the ADT unit and its advanced distress detection capabilities and ground-controlled capabilities in the activation control path for the ELT. Additional architectures entail the connection of an ADT unit to an ELT remote panel on the flight deck of an aircraft.

Aircraft tracking and emergency location avionics architectures that integrate existing fixed Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) installations, their associated aircraft avionics systems and existing flight deck interfaces with an Autonomous Distress Tracker (ADT) transceiver unit in a coupled configuration. Some of the architectures allow the ADT unit and its advanced distress detecting and reporting capabilities to monitor the activation control path for the ELT and the associated ELT activation outputs. Other architectures place the ADT unit and its advanced distress detection capabilities and ground-controlled capabilities in the activation control path for the ELT. Additional architectures entail the connection of an ADT unit to an ELT remote panel on the flight deck of an aircraft.

An aircraft avionics unit that enhances the emergency location capability of existing Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs). This aircraft avionics unit can be integrated with a wide range of existing ELTs and their existing aircraft interfaces by changes to a small number of the signal wires between the ELT and the aircraft systems and the addition of limited inputs from aircraft systems. This system requires no changes to either the current ELTs or the associated aircraft systems. The integrated system maintains the current ELT concept of operations while providing significantly enhanced ELT activation triggering with a low-impact, low-cost approach.

It is described an emergency device (100) for divers comprising a watertight case (101) structured to assume a submerged position and an emerged position. The watertight case includes: a depth sensor (102) configured to determine a depth value associated with the submerged position assumed by the emergency device when a user activates an emergency procedure; a positioning device (103) configured to determine a geographic position, including latitude and longitude, assumed by the emergency device (100) in the emerged position; a GSM or satellite telephone transmitter/receiver (104) configured to transmit an emergency message comprising said depth value and said geographic position.

It is described an emergency device (100) for divers comprising a watertight case (101) structured to assume a submerged position and an emerged position. The watertight case includes: a depth sensor (102) configured to determine a depth value associated with the submerged position assumed by the emergency device when a user activates an emergency procedure; a positioning device (103) configured to determine a geographic position, including latitude and longitude, assumed by the emergency device (100) in the emerged position; a GSM or satellite telephone transmitter/receiver (104) configured to transmit an emergency message comprising said depth value and said geographic position.

Methods and systems for motorcycle communication are disclosed, including a) storing contacts, vertical angle limit (VAL), and/or a timer in memory; b) monitoring; c) determining detection of impact; d) if detected, then determining motorcycle condition, turning on visual and audible indicators, determining location, and communicating location and/or condition to a contact; e) if not detected, then determining if exceeded VAL; f) if exceeded, then beginning timer, concurrently monitoring timer and VAL, and determining whether timer has completed; g) if not completed, then continue concurrent timer and VAL monitoring until timer has completed; h) if completed, then determining if VAL exceeded; i) if not exceeded, then returning to step (b); j) if exceeded, then determining the motorcycle condition, turning on the visual and audible indicators, determining location, and communicating location and/or condition to a contact; and k) if not exceeded, then returning to step (b). Other embodiments are described and claimed.

An emergency assistance assembly includes a housing that may be carried. A radio is coupled to the housing. The radio is in electrical communication with an extrinsic communications network. A compass is coupled to the housing to indicate Cardinal directions with respect to Earth. A pair of lighting units is provided and each of the lighting units is movably coupled to the housing. Each of the lighting units emits light in a selected direction with respect to the housing. Each of the lighting units is positioned on an associated one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side.

An emergency assistance assembly includes a housing that may be carried. A radio is coupled to the housing. The radio is in electrical communication with an extrinsic communications network. A compass is coupled to the housing to indicate Cardinal directions with respect to Earth. A pair of lighting units is provided and each of the lighting units is movably coupled to the housing. Each of the lighting units emits light in a selected direction with respect to the housing. Each of the lighting units is positioned on an associated one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side.

A recording system for an emergency response unit includes a first data collection device configured to record a first video, audio or data segment with an incident identifier and transmit a message including the incident identifier. A second data collection device may receive the message and, as appropriate, record at least a second video, audio or data segment with the incident identifier, allowing the first segment and the second segment to be associated using the incident identifier. In other embodiments, a first recording device may begin recording video, audio or legal evidence data with an incident identifier, and a control system may receive a message including the incident identifier from the first recording device, identify one or more additional recording devices located within a certain distance of the first recording device, and obtain recordings from the one or more additional recording devices.