UASTrakker - Emergency RF locator for drones and robots

A system for aerial monitoring of a target, comprising:

• a target RF device coupled to the target, the target RF device comprising:
• at least one standard Emergency Radio Frequency Transmitter or Transponder configured to generate an Emergency Radio Frequency signal;
• an airborne device coupled to an airborne vehicle and in data communication with the target device, the airborne device comprising:
• a modem, an Emergency Radio Frequency detector configured to detect the Emergency Radio Frequency signal generated by the target device;
• a companion computer and processor communicatively coupled to the modem and Radio Frequency detector, and configured to:
• compare the detected Radio Frequency signal with a previously-detected Radio Frequency signal;
• determine a change in location the target;
• generate a control signal for adjusting a position of the airborne vehicle based, at least in part, on the determined change in location in order to cause the airborne vehicle to follow a flight path that maintains a Hover or predetermined distance between the airborne vehicle and the target;
• responsively adjust the flight path of the airborne vehicle to cause the airborne vehicle to monitor the path traversed by the target;
• and provide situational awareness.

An aerial vehicle, comprising:

• a signal detector;
• and a control system comprising a processor, the control system configured to:
• receive, from the signal detector, a signal generated by a signal emitter associated with a target;
• correlate the detected signal with a previously-detected signal;
• determine, based on the correlating, a change in location of the target;
• adjust a position of the aerial vehicle based on the determined change in location in order to cause the aerial vehicle to follow a flight path that maintains a hover or predetermined distance between the aerial vehicle and the target;