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1. A system, comprising:
- a spar of a wing having an outer body defining a hollow cavity in the outer body;
a first communication assembly including a receiver and a first antenna connected to the receiver for receiving one or both of electrical signals and power, the first antenna located in the hollow cavity;
a second communication assembly including a second antenna located in the hollow cavity and an electrical device, the second communication assembly configured to transmit, by the second antenna, one or both of electrical signals and power through the hollow cavity to the first antenna.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a system including a spar of a wing having an outer body defining a hollow cavity in the outer body, a first communication assembly including a receiver and a first antenna connected to the receiver for receiving one or both of electrical signals and power, the first antenna located in the hollow cavity, and a second communication assembly. The second communication assembly includes a second antenna located in the hollow cavity and an electrical device. The second communication assembly is configured to transmit, by the second antenna, one or both of electrical signals and power through the hollow cavity to the first antenna.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a spar of a wing having an outer body defining a hollow cavity in the outer body; a first communication assembly including a receiver and a first antenna connected to the receiver for receiving one or both of electrical signals and power, the first antenna located in the hollow cavity; a second communication assembly including a second antenna located in the hollow cavity and an electrical device, the second communication assembly configured to transmit, by the second antenna, one or both of electrical signals and power through the hollow cavity to the first antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, by a first antenna located in a hollow cavity of a spar of a wing, one or both of electrical signals and power to a second antenna located in the hollow cavity of the wing; and transmitting, by the second antenna, one or both of electrical signals and power to the first antenna based on receiving one or both of electrical signals and power from the first antenna through the hollow cavity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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