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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Roland Nelson Freeman, Goose Creek, SC (US);
Karrie Ruth Guymon, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert John Rencher, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 9/11 (2006.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); G08B 25/01 (2006.01); B63B 34/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/0231 (2013.01); B63B 34/00 (2020.02); B63C 9/11 (2013.01); G08B 25/016 (2013.01); B63B 2201/16 (2013.01); B63B 2213/02 (2013.01); G01S 2205/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
Networkable digital life jackets and associated methods are disclosed. An example life jacket includes a state manager and a swarm manager. The state manager is configured to selectively operate the life jacket in one of multiple operational states of the life jacket based on data obtained from one or more sensors of the life jacket. The swarm manager is configured to form a swarm network including the life jacket and one or more other life jackets.