Wireless transducer data capture and retrieval system for aircraft
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1. A wireless data collection and transmission system for monitoring extraneous occurrences on board an aircraft in order to permit reconstruction of a catastrophic event whether or not the aircraft stays intact throughout the event, the system providing in flight data monitor, collection, display and recording of audio and visual information, the system comprising:
- a. a plurality of event sensors positioned at strategic locations about the aircraft, each adapted for monitoring a selected condition aboard the aircraft, each said sensor adapted for generating a unique data signal representing a specific condition to be monitored;
b. an integrated, dedicated power supply associated with each sensor, whereby each said sensor will continue generating said unique data signal when disconnected from aircraft power;
c. a wireless transmitter adapted for transmitting the unique data signal from each said sensor;
d. a wireless receiver located on the aircraft for receiving and processing each of the plurality of unique signals, whereby each said sensor will continue to transmit the unique data signal in the event the monitored location is separated from a portion of the aircraft wherein the wireless receiver is located.
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Abstract
A wireless safety and surveillance recorder system for aircraft incorporates a plurality of strategically spaced wireless sensors for monitoring critical components and operational characteristics of the aircraft. The captured data and a wireless image are transmitted to a monitor in the cockpit and recorded on a "black box" flight recorder, and may be transmitted to ground control stations for real time or near real time surveillance. The system may include a second recorder for providing redundancy and may include redundant sensors.
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1. A wireless data collection and transmission system for monitoring extraneous occurrences on board an aircraft in order to permit reconstruction of a catastrophic event whether or not the aircraft stays intact throughout the event, the system providing in flight data monitor, collection, display and recording of audio and visual information, the system comprising:
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a. a plurality of event sensors positioned at strategic locations about the aircraft, each adapted for monitoring a selected condition aboard the aircraft, each said sensor adapted for generating a unique data signal representing a specific condition to be monitored; b. an integrated, dedicated power supply associated with each sensor, whereby each said sensor will continue generating said unique data signal when disconnected from aircraft power; c. a wireless transmitter adapted for transmitting the unique data signal from each said sensor; d. a wireless receiver located on the aircraft for receiving and processing each of the plurality of unique signals, whereby each said sensor will continue to transmit the unique data signal in the event the monitored location is separated from a portion of the aircraft wherein the wireless receiver is located. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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