Wireless Aircraft Sensor Network
First Claim
1. A sensor network in an aircraft for collecting data about the aircraft, the sensor network comprising:
- a set of wireless sensors attached to a first set of locations for the aircraft;
a set of wireless routers attached to a second set of locations for the aircraft, wherein the set of wireless routers is capable of receiving data in wireless signals transmitted by the set of wireless sensors; and
a set of gateways connected to an aircraft data processing system, wherein the set of gateways is capable of receiving the data in the wireless signals from the set of wireless routers to form received data and capable of transmitting the received data into the aircraft data processing system.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus in a sensor network in an aircraft for collecting data about the aircraft. The sensor network in the aircraft collects the data about the aircraft. The sensor network comprises a set of wireless sensors attached to a first set of locations for the aircraft, a set of wireless routers attached to a second set of locations for the aircraft, and a set of gateways connected to an aircraft data processing system. The set of wireless routers is capable of receiving the data in wireless signals transmitted by the set of wireless sensors. The set of gateways is capable of receiving data in the wireless signals from the set of wireless routers to form received data and is capable of transmitting the received data into the aircraft data processing system.
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21 Claims
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1. A sensor network in an aircraft for collecting data about the aircraft, the sensor network comprising:
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a set of wireless sensors attached to a first set of locations for the aircraft; a set of wireless routers attached to a second set of locations for the aircraft, wherein the set of wireless routers is capable of receiving data in wireless signals transmitted by the set of wireless sensors; and a set of gateways connected to an aircraft data processing system, wherein the set of gateways is capable of receiving the data in the wireless signals from the set of wireless routers to form received data and capable of transmitting the received data into the aircraft data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for detecting data in an aircraft, the method comprising:
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detecting the data using a set of wireless sensors attached to a first set of locations for the aircraft to form detected data; sending the detected data in wireless signals from the set of wireless sensors to a set of wireless routers attached to a second set of locations for the aircraft, wherein the set of wireless routers is capable of receiving the data in the wireless signals transmitted by the set of wireless sensors; routing the data through the set of wireless routers to a set of gateways connected to an aircraft data processing system to form routed data; and transmitting the routed data from the set of gateways into the aircraft data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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18. (canceled)
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21. An aircraft comprising:
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a fuselage, wherein the fuselage comprises a wing or is connected to the wing; a set of wireless sensors connected to the fuselage, the wing, or both the fuselage and the wing, wherein the set of wireless sensors generate wireless signals containing data corresponding to measurements taken by the set of wireless sensors; a data processing system configured to receive and process the wireless signals, wherein the data processing system is located in the aircraft in a location at which the data processing system is incapable of directly receiving a portion of the wireless signals; and a set of routers connected to the fuselage, the wing, or both the fuselage and the wing, wherein the set of routers is configured to route at least the portion of the wireless signals from the set of wireless sensors to the data processing system, wherein an indirect wireless connection is established between the data processing system and at least one wireless sensor in the set of wireless sensors.
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