Component monitoring
First Claim
1. A component package comprising:
- a component for use in a vehicle; and
a component monitoring apparatus fixedly attached to the component, the component monitoring apparatus comprising;
a sensor arrangement configured to generate sensor data;
an input to receive the sensor data from the sensor arrangement, the sensor data being representative of use of the component during a monitoring interval;
a non-transitory memory configured to store data representing the sensor data and a life parameter associated with the component;
an interface to communicate with a remote device; and
a power source to power the apparatus,wherein, the apparatus is arranged to;
store, in the memory, the data representing the sensor data;
in response to a trigger, read the data representing the sensor data from the memory and transfer the data representing the sensor data to the remote device; and
in response to receipt of a data packet from the remote device containing the life parameter associated with the use of the component, store the life parameter to the memory.
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Abstract
A component monitoring apparatus [100] including an input [110] to receive sensor data from a sensor arrangement [S1-S4]. The sensor data representative of a use of a respective component [105] during a monitoring interval. A memory [118] provided to store received sensor data and a life parameter associated with the component [105], an interface [126] provided to communicate with a remote device and a power cell [128] provided to power the apparatus [100]. The apparatus [100] arranged to: store in the memory [118] received sensor data, in response to a trigger, read the sensor data from the data memory [118] and transfer the sensor data to the remote device, and, in response to receipt of a data packet containing a life parameter associated with the usage of the component [100], store the life parameter to the memory [122].
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21 Claims
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1. A component package comprising:
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a component for use in a vehicle; and a component monitoring apparatus fixedly attached to the component, the component monitoring apparatus comprising; a sensor arrangement configured to generate sensor data; an input to receive the sensor data from the sensor arrangement, the sensor data being representative of use of the component during a monitoring interval; a non-transitory memory configured to store data representing the sensor data and a life parameter associated with the component; an interface to communicate with a remote device; and a power source to power the apparatus, wherein, the apparatus is arranged to; store, in the memory, the data representing the sensor data; in response to a trigger, read the data representing the sensor data from the memory and transfer the data representing the sensor data to the remote device; and in response to receipt of a data packet from the remote device containing the life parameter associated with the use of the component, store the life parameter to the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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sensing, at a component monitoring apparatus that includes a sensor arrangement and that is fixedly attached to a component installed in a vehicle, at least one characteristic of the component, during a monitoring interval of the component, and producing sensor data representative of the at least one characteristic; transmitting the sensor data to a remote device; computing a life parameter of the component using the transmitted sensor data and at least one associated operating model; storing the life parameter in a database record associated with the component; receiving, at the component monitoring apparatus, the life parameter of the component; and storing the life parameter to a memory of the component monitoring apparatus.
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21. A component package comprising:
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a component for use in an aircraft and that includes a rotatable part; and a component monitoring apparatus fixedly attached to the component, the component monitoring apparatus comprising; a sensor arrangement configured to sense rotation of the rotatable part during operation thereof and generate sensor data comprising rotation data; an input to receive the sensor data from the sensor arrangement, the sensor data being representative of use of the component during a monitoring interval; a non-transitory memory configured to store data representing the sensor data and a life parameter associated with the component; an interface to communicate with a remote device; and a power source to power the apparatus, wherein, the apparatus is arranged to; store, in the memory, the data representing the sensor data; in response to a trigger, read the data representing the sensor data from the memory and transfer the data representing the sensor data to the remote device; and in response to receipt of a data packet from the remote device containing the life parameter associated with the use of the component, store the life parameter to the memory.
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