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Roving wireless sensor and method for use in a vehicle health and usage monitoring system

  • US 8,402,844 B2
  • Filed: 02/27/2008
  • Issued: 03/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A health and usage monitoring system for use in monitoring health and usage of one or more components of a vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a data access point;

    a plurality of wired sensors configured to monitor one or more components of the vehicle while the vehicle is operating, wherein operating the vehicle includes airborne operation or transportive movement of the vehicle; and

    at least one wireless sensor configured to be temporarily mounted in a first position to monitor one or more components of the vehicle while the vehicle is operating and to communicate monitoring data to the data access point,wherein the wireless sensor is further configured to be removable from the first position and mounted in at least one other position to monitor one or more other components of the vehicle and to communicate monitoring data to the data access point, thus allowing two or more components of the vehicle to be monitored using the wireless sensor.

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