Aircraft Cabin Communications and Sensor System
AssigneeAstronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp.
InventorDavid Perchlik
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for determining and communicating sensor status. An example of such a seat sensor system is for a mass transit vehicle that includes a mesh network of transmitters, with one transmitter connected to one or more sensor or a sensor data concentrator or a combination of sensors and data concentrators.
Claims23
A sensor status system for use in an aircraft or mass transit vehicle, the sensor status system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors, each sensor associated with an item whose status is to be monitored, the plurality of sensors configured for communication with at least one sensor input module (SIM) to thereby provide sensor status information to the at least one sensor input module;
- each sensor input module configured for communication with at least one wireless data link module (WDLM) to thereby provide sensor status information to the at least one wireless data link module;
- wherein the at least one wireless data link module is configured for communication with an end user monitoring station to thereby provide sensor status information to the end user monitoring station.
A sensor status system for use in an aircraft or mass transit vehicle, the sensor status system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors, each sensor associated with an item whose status is to be monitored, the plurality of sensors configured for communication with at least one sensor input module (SIM) to thereby provide sensor status information to the at least one sensor input module;
- each sensor input module configured for communication with at least one wireless data link module (WDLM) to thereby provide sensor status information to the at least one wireless data link module;
- a wireless data router concentrator configured to provide the communication between the at least one wireless data link module and an end user monitoring station to thereby provide sensor status information to the end user monitoring station.
A sensor status system for use in an aircraft or mass transit vehicle, the sensor status system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors, each sensor associated with an item whose status is to be monitored, the plurality of sensors configured for communication to thereby provide sensor status information;
- at least one wireless data link module (WDLM) configured to communicate with the plurality of sensors to thereby receive the sensor status information;
- a wireless data router concentrator configured to communicate between the at least one wireless data link module and an end user monitoring station to thereby provide the sensor status information to the end user monitoring station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.