Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) play an essential role in United States Coast Guards (USCG) search and rescue mission. Regrettably, EPIRBs also have a high rate of false activations. The goal of this project was to gather information on reasons for these false activations and recommend possible solutions to this problem, which annually costs the USCG over $3 million. The outcome of this project was an informational brochure and recommended changes to EPIRB standards.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Blanck, Benjamin Neil
• Podber, Trevor Royce
• Reiter, Matthew Nicholas

Subject

• Learning
• Security
• Sustainability
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121207-192737

Keyword

• Community development
• Public health

Advisor

• Hanlan, James P.
• Ault, Holly Keyes

Year

• 2007

Center

• Washington, DC Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• United States Coast Guard (USCG)

Date created

• 2007-12-12

Location

• Washington

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-04