Vehicle monitoring system
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1. A reconfigurable vehicle monitoring arrangement comprising:
- an aircraft structure;
a housing securable relative to the aircraft structure;
a communication base at least partially disposed within the housing; and
at least one universal connector assembly configured to selectively operatively connect the communication base with a plurality of different modules, at least one of the modules configured to communicate data gathered from a plurality of aircraft data sources through the at least one universal connector assembly to the communication base, wherein the plurality of different modules comprises a first module operatively connected to a first sensor group that monitors temperatures of a gas turbine engine and a second module operatively connected to a second sensor group that monitors vibrations of a gas turbine engine.
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Abstract
An example reconfigurable vehicle monitoring arrangement includes a housing securable relative to a vehicle, a communication base at least partially disposed within the housing, and a universal connector assembly configured to selectively operatively connect the communication base with a plurality of different modules. At least one of the modules is configured to communicate data gathered from a plurality of vehicle data sources to the communication base.
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18 Claims
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1. A reconfigurable vehicle monitoring arrangement comprising:
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an aircraft structure; a housing securable relative to the aircraft structure; a communication base at least partially disposed within the housing; and at least one universal connector assembly configured to selectively operatively connect the communication base with a plurality of different modules, at least one of the modules configured to communicate data gathered from a plurality of aircraft data sources through the at least one universal connector assembly to the communication base, wherein the plurality of different modules comprises a first module operatively connected to a first sensor group that monitors temperatures of a gas turbine engine and a second module operatively connected to a second sensor group that monitors vibrations of a gas turbine engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A modular vehicle monitoring system for an aircraft comprising:
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an aircraft structure; a housing that is secured to the aircraft structure; a communication base; a first module; a second module; and a universal connector, wherein the communication base is configured to selectively engage the first module, the second module, or both using the universal connector, wherein at least one of the first module and the second module is configured to communicate data gathered from a plurality of aircraft data sources through the universal connector to the communication base, wherein the first module is operatively connected to a first sensor group that monitors temperatures of a gas turbine engine and the second module is operatively connected to a second sensor group that monitors vibrations of a gas turbine engine. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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