SENSOR AND ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT
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1. A sensor for an aircraft, comprisinga sensor mountable within an aircraft and operative to communicate wireless communications to a distributed aperture antenna, wherein the sensor is operative to harvest energy from the aircraft to power the sensor.
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Abstract
An exemplary sensor for an aircraft includes a sensor mountable within an aircraft and operative to communicate wirelessly communications to a distributed aperture antenna. The sensor is operative to harvest energy from the aircraft to power the sensor.
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1. A sensor for an aircraft, comprising
a sensor mountable within an aircraft and operative to communicate wireless communications to a distributed aperture antenna, wherein the sensor is operative to harvest energy from the aircraft to power the sensor.
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8. A sensor arrangement for an aircraft, comprising:
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at least one energy harvesting sensor at least partially powered by energy harvested from the aircraft; and a distributed aperture antenna operative to receive wirelessly communications from the at least one energy harvesting sensor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of wireless communication in an aircraft, comprising:
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harvesting energy from an aircraft; sensing a condition of the aircraft; and communicating the condition to a distributed aperture antenna using the energy from the harvesting. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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