Wireless spacecraft operational and testing communications network
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1. An intra-spacecraft communications system for use in a spacecraft having a bus and a payload, the bus including a spacecraft processor and plurality of subsystems supporting the payload, comprising:
- a first non-line of sight (NLOS) wireless transceiver, coupled to a spacecraft processor; and
a second NLOS wireless transceiver, coupled to at least one of the subsystems; and
wherein spacecraft operational data is communicated between the spacecraft processor and the at least one subsystem via the first and second wireless transceivers.
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Abstract
An intra-spacecraft wireless communications system is disclosed. The wireless intra-spacecraft communication system comprises a first wireless transceiver, coupled to a spacecraft processor and a second wireless transceiver, coupled to at least one of the subsystems. Spacecraft operational data is communicated between the spacecraft processor and the at least one subsystem via the first and second wireless transceivers.
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1. An intra-spacecraft communications system for use in a spacecraft having a bus and a payload, the bus including a spacecraft processor and plurality of subsystems supporting the payload, comprising:
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a first non-line of sight (NLOS) wireless transceiver, coupled to a spacecraft processor; and
a second NLOS wireless transceiver, coupled to at least one of the subsystems; and
wherein spacecraft operational data is communicated between the spacecraft processor and the at least one subsystem via the first and second wireless transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A spacecraft communications system for use in a spacecraft having a bus and a payload, the bus including a spacecraft processor and a plurality of subsystems supporting the payload, comprising:
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an operational spacecraft communications system communicatively coupling the spacecraft processor with the plurality of subsystems and the payload via optically or electrically conductive wire;
a test spacecraft communications system communicatively coupling system test equipment to at least one of the spacecraft processor, the plurality of subsystems and the payload, the test spacecraft communications system comprising;
a system test non-line-of-sight (NLOS) wireless transceiver for wirelessly transmitting test information between the system test equipment and a wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to the at least one of the spacecraft processor, the plurality of subsystems, and the payload.
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13. A method of performing intra-spacecraft communications in a spacecraft having a plurality of spacecraft elements including a spacecraft processor, a payload, and a plurality of spacecraft subsystems, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting spacecraft operational data from a first non-line-of-sight (NLOS) wireless transmitter coupled to a first spacecraft element; and
receiving the spacecraft operational data in a first NLOS wireless receiver coupled to a second spacecraft element. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus performing intra-spacecraft communications in a spacecraft having a plurality of spacecraft elements including a spacecraft processor, a payload, and a plurality of spacecraft subsystems comprising:
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a first non-line-of-sight (NLOS) wireless transmitter coupled to a first spacecraft element, for transmitting spacecraft operational data from the first spacecraft element; and
a first NLOS wireless receiver coupled to a second spacecraft element for receiving the spacecraft operational data from the first spacecraft element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for performing intra-spacecraft communications in a spacecraft having a plurality of spacecraft elements including a spacecraft processor, a payload, and a plurality of spacecraft subsystems, comprising:
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means for transmitting spacecraft operational data from a first non-line-of-sight (NLOS) wireless transmitter coupled to a first spacecraft element; and
means for receiving the spacecraft operational data in a first NLOS wireless receiver coupled to a second spacecraft element.
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