METHODS AND APPARATUSES INVOLVING FLEXIBLE CABLE/GUIDEWIRE/INTERCONNECTS
First Claim
1. A communication circuit for communicating between a plurality of compartments in a vehicle, the communication circuit comprising:
- an array of flexible cables configured and arranged to provide signal-communication paths between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, each cable;
including a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals,being configured and arranged to communicate signals along at least one of the signal-communication paths and between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, the signals including electrical signals and optical signals, anda plurality of circuits including a first circuit located at a proximate location along the array of flexible cables and secondary circuits located at distal locations along the array of flexible cables, the plurality of circuits configured and arranged to communicate status-indication signals between the locations along the array of flexible cables, the status-indication signals being communicated via the signal-communication paths in the flexible array of cables and being indicative of a first vehicle-travel mode for reporting a status of the vehicle in a mode relative to travel of the vehicle, whereby the first circuit is configured and arranged to receive the status-indication signals from the secondary circuits, and in response thereto, report or analyze the vehicle based on the status of the vehicle, as indicated at the distal locations, for a mode relative to travel of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatus and methods including communication circuits for communicating between a plurality of compartments in a vehicle. An array of flexible cables provides signal-communication paths between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, with each cable having a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals, and communicating signals (electrical signals and optical signals) along at least one of the signal-communication paths and between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle. The apparatus and methods also include a plurality of circuits that communicate status-indication signals between locations along the array of flexible cables. The status-indication signals are communicated via the signal-communication paths in the flexible array of cables and are indicative of vehicle-travel modes for reporting a status of the vehicle in a mode relative to travel of the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication circuit for communicating between a plurality of compartments in a vehicle, the communication circuit comprising:
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an array of flexible cables configured and arranged to provide signal-communication paths between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, each cable; including a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals, being configured and arranged to communicate signals along at least one of the signal-communication paths and between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, the signals including electrical signals and optical signals, and a plurality of circuits including a first circuit located at a proximate location along the array of flexible cables and secondary circuits located at distal locations along the array of flexible cables, the plurality of circuits configured and arranged to communicate status-indication signals between the locations along the array of flexible cables, the status-indication signals being communicated via the signal-communication paths in the flexible array of cables and being indicative of a first vehicle-travel mode for reporting a status of the vehicle in a mode relative to travel of the vehicle, whereby the first circuit is configured and arranged to receive the status-indication signals from the secondary circuits, and in response thereto, report or analyze the vehicle based on the status of the vehicle, as indicated at the distal locations, for a mode relative to travel of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication circuit for communicating between a plurality of compartments in an unmanned aerial vehicle, the communication circuit comprising:
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an array of flexible cables configured and arranged to provide signal-communication paths between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, each cable; including a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals, being configured and arranged to communicate signals along at least one of the signal-communication paths and between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, the signals including electrical signals and optical signals, and a plurality of circuits including a first circuit located at a proximate location along the array of flexible cables and secondary circuits located at distal locations along the array of flexible cables, the plurality of circuits configured and arranged to communicate status-indication signals between the locations along the array of flexible cables, the status-indication signals being communicated via the signal-communication paths in the flexible array of cables and being indicative of status of the compartments of the vehicle while the vehicle is airborne and without user-visual monitoring capabilities, whereby the first circuit is configured and arranged to receive the status-indication signals from the secondary circuits, and in response thereto, report or analyze the vehicle based on the status of the compartments of the vehicle, as indicated at the distal locations, for a mode relative to travel of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for communicating between a plurality of compartments in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing signal-communication paths via an array of flexible cables between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, each cable including a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals; communicating signals along at least one of the signal-communication paths and between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, the signals including electrical signals and optical signals; and utilizing a plurality of circuits including a first circuit located at a proximate location along the array of flexible cables and secondary circuits located at distal locations along the array of flexible cables to communicate status-indication signals between the locations along the array of flexible cables, the status-indication signals being communicated via the signal-communication paths in the flexible array of cables and being indicative of a first vehicle-travel mode for reporting a status of the vehicle in a mode relative to travel of the vehicle, whereby the first circuit is configured and arranged to receive the status-indication signals from the secondary circuits, and in response thereto, report or analyze the vehicle based on the status of the vehicle, as indicated at the distal locations, for a mode relative to travel of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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