Design

Beacon Components

Design

The beacon we have designed is comprised of several major components listed on the left side below. They include the beacon’s housing, the power source, the GPS mil-spec interface, the FM interface and the external sensors, which enable our beacon to be as versatile as possible.

Housing

The housing for the beacon holds all the internal circuitry, as well as the ports for the external sensors.

	Power Source

The beacon’s power source is one of the most important parts, as it needs to provide enough power to supply the wireless interfaces, as well as some external sensors.

	GPS Interface

The GPS interface provides the precise location of the beacon through a military-grade GPS design.

	FM Interface

The FM interface provides the link for the vital information collected by the beacon back to a central command point.

	Sensors

External sensors will provide the versatility our beacon needs. These sensors are interchangeable, to provide the most possible usability of our beacon.