Optical Slip Ring
AssigneeOverair, Inc.
InventorSean Rieb
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Abstract
In one aspect, disclosed herein is a simple, robust, and redundant slip ring for transferring electrical signals over a rotary joint. One embodiment comprises light guides configured to blend light from multiple light emitters and guide the blended light towards an array of light receivers—the slip ring is configured to transfer data across the rotating joint even when a receiver or emitter has failed.
Claims22
A slip ring for transferring information across a rotary joint comprising a first and second light emitter and a first and second light receiver configured to transfer information using the same nominal frequency of light, wherein the first and second light emitter are configured to rotate relative to the first and second light receiver.
An aircraft comprising a slip ring comprising a first and second light emitter and a first and second light receiver that transfer information using the same nominal frequency of light.
A slip ring comprising five light emitters and five light receivers configured to transfer information using the same nominal frequency of light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.