System and methods for tracking aircraft components
First Claim
1. An aircraft component identification and maintenance tracking system comprising:
- a plurality of aircraft components;
a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, wherein each of said RFID tags is associated with a respective one of said aircraft components, said RFID tags comprising identification and maintenance data information specific to said aircraft component to which it is associated, the maintenance data including actions taken and conditions noted relative to the associated aircraft component throughout its life cycle; and
a transceiver operatively configured to transmit an activation signal to each of said RFID tags, and further configured to receive information transmitted by each of said RFID tags, each said RFID tag configured to transmit at least one of identification data, configuration data, and maintenance data regarding said aircraft component with which said RFID tag is associated, said transceiver configured to generate data setting forth a configuration for an aircraft and consolidate the maintenance data for all the RFlD tagged aircraft components based on data received from a plurality of said RFID tags.
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Abstract
An aircraft component identification and maintenance tracking system is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of aircraft components, a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, and a transceiver operatively configured to transmit an activation signal to each of the RFID tags. Each of the RFID tags is associated with a respective one of the aircraft components and comprises identification and maintenance data information specific to the aircraft component to which it is associated. The transceiver is configured to receive information transmitted by each of the RFID tags which are configured to transmit identification and maintenance data information that is representative of a maintenance history for the aircraft component to which the RFID tag is associated.
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1. An aircraft component identification and maintenance tracking system comprising:
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a plurality of aircraft components; a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, wherein each of said RFID tags is associated with a respective one of said aircraft components, said RFID tags comprising identification and maintenance data information specific to said aircraft component to which it is associated, the maintenance data including actions taken and conditions noted relative to the associated aircraft component throughout its life cycle; and a transceiver operatively configured to transmit an activation signal to each of said RFID tags, and further configured to receive information transmitted by each of said RFID tags, each said RFID tag configured to transmit at least one of identification data, configuration data, and maintenance data regarding said aircraft component with which said RFID tag is associated, said transceiver configured to generate data setting forth a configuration for an aircraft and consolidate the maintenance data for all the RFlD tagged aircraft components based on data received from a plurality of said RFID tags. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for maintaining aircraft in which a plurality of aircraft components are integrated with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, said method comprising:
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transmitting an activation signal for reception by the RFID tags; receiving information transmitted by the RFID tags, the information maintenance data including actions taken and conditions noted relative to the associated aircraft component throughout its life cycle; generating data setting forth a configuration for the aircraft based on the recieved information; and consolidating, from the received information, identification and maintenance data associated with the aircraft components with which the RFID tags are integrated. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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