Wireless communications system for work machine components

A method for providing wireless communications between on-board components of a work machine, comprising:

• wirelessly transmitting, by a first transducer associated with a first set of on-board components, first data signals;
• receiving the first data signals at a receiver associated with a second on-board component;
• generating, by the second on-board component, second data signals based on the received first data signals;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting the second data signals through a second transducer associated with the second on-board component.

A system for providing wireless communications between on-board components of a work machine, comprising:

• first means located on the work machine for wirelessly transmitting first data signals;
• and
• second means located on the work machine for receiving the wirelessly transmitted first data signals and for wirelessly transmitting second data signals,
• wherein the second means generates the second data signals based on the received first data signals.