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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2003
Margaret Browning, Bradenton, FL (US);
Gregory W. Purdom, Sarasota, FL (US);
Andrew Zarling, Nokomis, FL (US);
Margaret Browning, Bradenton, FL (US);
Gregory W. Purdom, Sarasota, FL (US);
Andrew Zarling, Nokomis, FL (US);
L-3 Communications Corporation, New York, unknown;
Abstract
A hardened voyage data recorder includes two subsystems: a removable non-volatile memory and a base containing electronics and firmware for communicating with data sensing systems and for accessing the memory. According to the invention, the memory is protected in a 'boiler' and the electronics includes an ETHERNET interface for connecting to shipboard data acquisition devices. The firmware is preferably configured via web pages. A communications protocol for communicating with the recorder is also disclosed.