Method and apparatus for wireless aircraft communications and power system using fuselage stringers
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a stringer comprising;
a first channel;
a composite part;
foam located within the first channel, wherein a second channel is within the foam; and
a waveguide located within the second channel, wherein the waveguide is capable of carrying a number of wireless signals; and
a conductive material in the second channel, wherein the conductive material forms the waveguide.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for transmitting wireless signals. An apparatus comprises a stringer having a channel and a waveguide located within the channel. The waveguide is capable of carrying a number of wireless signals.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a stringer comprising; a first channel; a composite part; foam located within the first channel, wherein a second channel is within the foam; and a waveguide located within the second channel, wherein the waveguide is capable of carrying a number of wireless signals; and a conductive material in the second channel, wherein the conductive material forms the waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23)
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15. An aircraft network data processing system comprising:
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a plurality of composite stringers attached to a skin of an aircraft and capable of carrying a number of wireless signals selected from at least one of an information and a power signal, wherein each stringer in the plurality of composite stringers comprises a composite material having a first channel, foam located in the first channel and having a second channel, a waveguide located in the second channel, a conductive material in the second channel, wherein the conductive material forms the waveguide; and a plurality of devices associated with the plurality of composite stringers and capable of exchanging the number of wireless signals carried by the plurality of composite stringers. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method of transmitting wireless signals in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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transmitting a number of wireless signals from a first device into a number of waveguides located in a number of stringers in the vehicle; carrying the number of wireless signals in the number of waveguides in the number of stringers; and receiving the number of wireless signals from the number of waveguides at a second device; wherein each stringer of the number of stringers comprises; a first channel; a composite part; foam located within the first channel, wherein a second channel is within the foam, wherein a waveguide of the number of waveguides is located within the second channel; and a conductive material in the second channel, wherein the conductive material forms the waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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