INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PREPARING AND DEPLOYING SOUNDING DEVICES AND MANAGING TELEMETRY THEREFROM

摘要

An integrated control system (130) for use with an atmospheric sounding device (106) and a telemetry receiving system (120). The control system (130) can control semi-automated or fully automated sounding device preparation and/or deployment. Fully automated deployment is accomplished by either a local or remote terminal based on a time delay or user input command. The control system (130) receives and manipulates telemetry (107) received by way of a telemetry receiving system (120) that automatically tracks a transmitting sounding device (106), or is manually directed toward a transmitting sounding device (106) by user input command. Prior to the present invention, sounding device preparation and deployment was a manual labor intensive process requiring more than one operator and subject to failure and inconsistent telemetry.