Wireless data concentrators for aircraft data networks
First Claim
1. A wireless data concentrator for a data network of an aircraft, the wireless data concentrator comprising:
- a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) having a top surface and a bottom surface;
a controller electrically coupled to the top surface of the PCB and proximate to a centerline of the PCB;
four Radio Frequency (RF) transceivers electrically coupled to the top surface of the PCB that are disposed orthogonally to each other around the controller, each configured to communicate with the controller and at least one wireless sensor that measures an environment of the aircraft; and
four inverted-F PCB trace antennas fabricated along the top surface of the PCB, each electrically coupled to one of the RF transceivers and disposed orthogonally to each other around the controller;
the controller configured to receive sensor data about the environment of the aircraft from the at least one wireless sensor utilizing at least one of the RF transceivers, and to provide the sensor data to an application server of the data network of the aircraft utilizing a data backbone of the data network.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide for a four-channel Wireless Data Concentrator (WDC) for a data network of an aircraft. One embodiment of a WDC includes a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), and a controller. The controller is electrically coupled to a top surface of the PCB and is proximate to a centerline of the PCB. The WDC further includes four Radio Frequency (RF) transceivers electrically coupled to the top surface of the PCB that are disposed orthogonally to each other around the controller. Each RF transceiver communicates with at least one wireless sensor that measures an environment of the aircraft. The WDC further includes four inverted-F PCB trace antennas fabricated along the top surface of the PCB. Each inverted-F PCB trace antenna is electrically coupled to one of the RF transceivers and is disposed orthogonally to each other around the controller.
-
Citations
17 Claims
-
1. A wireless data concentrator for a data network of an aircraft, the wireless data concentrator comprising:
-
a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) having a top surface and a bottom surface; a controller electrically coupled to the top surface of the PCB and proximate to a centerline of the PCB; four Radio Frequency (RF) transceivers electrically coupled to the top surface of the PCB that are disposed orthogonally to each other around the controller, each configured to communicate with the controller and at least one wireless sensor that measures an environment of the aircraft; and four inverted-F PCB trace antennas fabricated along the top surface of the PCB, each electrically coupled to one of the RF transceivers and disposed orthogonally to each other around the controller; the controller configured to receive sensor data about the environment of the aircraft from the at least one wireless sensor utilizing at least one of the RF transceivers, and to provide the sensor data to an application server of the data network of the aircraft utilizing a data backbone of the data network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A wireless data concentrator for a data network of an aircraft, the wireless data concentrator comprising:
-
a Printed Circuit Board (PCB); a controller electrically coupled to the PCB; four Radio Frequency (RF) transceivers electrically coupled to the PCB that are disposed around the controller, each configured to communicate with the controller and at least one wireless sensor that measures an environment of the aircraft; and four inverted-F PCB trace antennas fabricated into the PCB, each electrically coupled to one of the RF transceivers and disposed orthogonally to each other around the controller; the controller configured to receive sensor data about the environment of the aircraft from the at least one wireless sensor utilizing at least one the RF transceivers, and to provide the sensor data to the data network of the aircraft utilizing a data backbone of the data network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A wireless data concentrator for a data network of an aircraft, the wireless data concentrator comprising:
-
a controller electrically coupled to a Printed Circuit Board (PCB); four Radio Frequency (RF) transceivers electrically coupled to the PCB that are disposed around the controller, each configured to communicate with the controller and at least one wireless sensor that measures an environment of the aircraft; and four PCB trace antennas fabricated into the PCB, each electrically coupled to one of the RF transceivers and disposed orthogonally to each other around the controller; the controller configured to receive sensor data about the environment of the aircraft from the at least one wireless sensor utilizing at least one of the RF transceivers, and to provide the sensor data to the data network of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
-
Specification