Data retrieval system in an aircraft with data stored during a flight and wirelessly transmitted to a ground system after landing using a electromagnetically sealed device which can be open or closed
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1. An aircraft-side aircraft data retrieval system, comprising:
- a data storage device located in a first location in an aircraft and adapted to, during a flight, store data acquired during the flight; and
a first wireless apparatus comprising an antenna, at least the antenna being located in an undercarriage bay of the aircraft that is different to the first location, the first wireless apparatus adapted to wirelessly transmit, after the aircraft has landed, the stored data to a ground-side data retrieval system,wherein;
the undercarriage bay can have a closed or open configuration and which will be in the closed configuration, for electromagnetically sealing the undercarriage bay, for at least a majority of the flight and in the open configuration, for effecting an undercarriage, after the aircraft has landed; and
when the undercarriage bay is in the open configuration the undercarriage bay is less electromagnetically sealed than the first location.
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An aircraft-side aircraft data retrieval system and method, comprising: a data storage device (14) located in a first location, for example a bay (8), in a aircraft (2) adapted to, during a flight, store data acquired during the flight; and wireless apparatus (18) comprising an antenna (28), at least the antenna (28) being located in a second location, for example an undercarriage bay, in the aircraft (2) that is different to the first location, the wireless apparatus (18) adapted to wirelessly transmit, after landing, the stored data to a ground-side data retrieval system (6); the second location (10) being a location that can have a closed or open configuration and which will be in the closed configuration for at least a majority of the flight and in the open configuration, for a purpose other than retrieving the stored data, after the aircraft (2) has landed.
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1. An aircraft-side aircraft data retrieval system, comprising:
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a data storage device located in a first location in an aircraft and adapted to, during a flight, store data acquired during the flight; and a first wireless apparatus comprising an antenna, at least the antenna being located in an undercarriage bay of the aircraft that is different to the first location, the first wireless apparatus adapted to wirelessly transmit, after the aircraft has landed, the stored data to a ground-side data retrieval system, wherein; the undercarriage bay can have a closed or open configuration and which will be in the closed configuration, for electromagnetically sealing the undercarriage bay, for at least a majority of the flight and in the open configuration, for effecting an undercarriage, after the aircraft has landed; and when the undercarriage bay is in the open configuration the undercarriage bay is less electromagnetically sealed than the first location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An aircraft-side aircraft data retrieval method, comprising:
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during a flight by an aircraft, storing data acquired during the flight in a storage device located in a first location in the aircraft; and after the aircraft has landed, wirelessly transmitting the stored data to a ground-side data retrieval system using an antenna located in an undercarriage bay of the aircraft that is different to the first location, wherein; the undercarriage bay can have a closed or open configuration and which will be in the closed configuration, for electromagnetically sealing the undercarriage bay, for at least a majority of the flight and in the open configuration, for effecting an undercarriage, after the aircraft has landed; and when the undercarriage bay is in the open configuration the undercarriage bay is less electromagnetically sealed than the first location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer program product including one or more computer readable mediums encoded with instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause an aircraft-side aircraft data retrieval process to be carried out, the process comprising:
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during a flight by an aircraft, storing data acquired during the flight in a storage device located in a first location in the aircraft; and after the aircraft has landed, wirelessly transmitting the stored data to a ground-side data retrieval system using an antenna located an undercarriage bay in the aircraft that is different to the first location, wherein; the undercarriage bay can have a closed or open configuration and which will be in the closed configuration, for electromagnetically sealing the undercarriage bay, for at least a majority of the flight and in the open configuration, for effecting an undercarriage, after the aircraft has landed; and when the undercarriage bay is in the open configuration the undercarriage bay is less electromagnetically sealed than the first location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Current AssigneeBAE Systems Plc
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Original AssigneeBAE Systems Plc
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InventorsPescod, Christopher Ralph, Nawaz, Shahbaz, Hyde, Lydia Ann, Waddington, Shaun William
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Primary Examiner(s)Trinh, Sonny
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Application NumberUS14/892,984Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,126 DaysField of Search455431, 455 6711, 455 98, 701 14, 701 334, 701 315, 701120US Class CurrentCPC Class CodesB64D 2045/0065 Black boxes, devices automa...B64D 45/00 Aircraft indicators or prot...H04B 7/18506 Communications with or from...
