SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING ASSETS EQUIPPED WITH A TRANSPONDER

摘要

Provided is a method and system for locating mis-placed, lost or stolen assets. In such a system, each asset is equipped with a transponder which issues coded signals when activated by a control communication, the coded signals enabling a tracking unit to direction find said asset. A method of locating an asset includes providing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a wireless transceiver and using said UAV, when airborne, as a wireless signal relay station in the system. The UAV is arranged to relay wireless signals via its transceiver between components of the system, for example between an asset when issuing coded beacon signals and the tracking unit.