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1. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs) supported by the structure, at least one of the RFIDs configured to determine a designation and a location of at least one other RFID proximate thereto by way of wireless signals.
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a plurality of RFIDs is installed on aircraft or other structure. The RFIDs can query one another upon original installation and in response to predetermined event detection, and determine their relative locations within a mesh. The determined location data and other information are stored within the respect memories of the RFIDs. The stored data can be later accessed and used in analyzing damage or structural failure of the aircraft. Corrective measures are thus expedited because before-and-after structural comparisons can be readily made, with or without reference to original engineering data for the aircraft.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a structure; and a plurality of radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs) supported by the structure, at least one of the RFIDs configured to determine a designation and a location of at least one other RFID proximate thereto by way of wireless signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An aircraft including one or more structural elements, the aircraft further comprising:
a plurality of radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs) supported at respective locations by the one or more structural elements, the plurality of RFIDs defining respective nodes of a mesh, at least one of the RFIDs including a memory and configured to; determine a designation and a location of at least one other RFID proximate thereto within the mesh by way of wireless signals; store the designation and the location of the at least one other RFID in the memory; and transmit at least some information stored in the memory by way of wireless signals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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providing first and second radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs), the first RFID including a memory; determining a designation and a location of the second RFID by way of wireless signals, the determining performed by the first RFID; and storing the designation and the location of the second RFID in the memory of the first RFID. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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