Wireless engine monitoring system
AssigneeHarris Corporation
InventorJames J. Ziarno
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Abstract
A wireless engine monitoring system (WEMS) includes an engine monitoring module that is mounted directly on an aircraft engine and records, stores, encrypts and transmits full flight engine data. The system preferably interfaces to the Full Authority Digital Engine Controller/Engine Control Unit (FADEC/ECU) and can record hundreds of engine parameters with a preferred sampling frequency of about one second. The engine monitoring module is preferably formed as a miniaturized module directly mounted on the aircraft engine within its cowling and has a conformal antenna. The engine monitoring module can also upload data for onboard processing.
Claims48
A system for providing a record of the performance of an aircraft engine comprising:
- an engine monitoring module mounted on the aircraft engine for collecting engine data relating to operation of the aircraft engine and a data address assigned to the engine monitoring module and linking the data address to an engine serial number for tracking the aircraft engine, said engine monitoring module further comprising a transmitter for transmitting the engine data over a wireless communications signal;
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- a receiver for receiving the transmitted engine data.
A system for providing a record of the performance of an aircraft engine comprising:
- an engine monitoring module mounted on the aircraft engine for collecting aircraft engine data relating to operation of the aircraft engine and a data address assigned to the engine monitoring module and linking the data address to an engine serial number for tracking the aircraft engine, said engine monitoring module further comprising a transceiver for transmitting the engine data and receiving data for onboard processing over a wireless communications signal;
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- a receiver for receiving the transmitted engine data.
A wireless engine monitoring system comprising:
- an aircraft engine;
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- an engine monitoring module mounted on the aircraft engine and operative for collecting engine data relating to the performance of the aircraft engine and a data address assigned to the engine monitoring module and linking the data address to an engine serial number for tracking the aircraft engine, said engine monitoring module further comprising a transmitter for transmitting the engine data over a wireless communications signal.
A wireless engine monitoring system comprising:
- an aircraft engine;
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- an engine monitoring module mounted on the aircraft engine and operative for collecting engine data relating to the performance of the aircraft engine and a data address assigned to the engine monitoring module and linking the data address to an engine serial number for tracking the aircraft engine, said engine monitoring module further comprising a transceiver for transmitting the engine data and receiving data for onboard processing over a wireless communications signal.
A method of providing a record of the performance of an aircraft engine comprising the steps of:
- collecting aircraft engine data within an engine monitoring module mounted on the aircraft engine while also assigning a data address to the engine monitoring module and linking the data address to an engine serial number for tracking the aircraft engine;
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- downloading the engine data that has been collected in the engine monitoring module over a wireless communications signal to a receiver.
A method of providing a record of the performance of an aircraft engine comprising the steps of:
- collecting aircraft engine data within an engine monitoring module mounted on the aircraft engine while also assigning a data address to the engine monitoring module and linking the data address to an engine serial number for tracking the aircraft engine;
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- downloading the engine data that has been collected in the engine monitoring module over a wireless communications signal to a receiver or uploading data for onboard processing over a wireless communications signal to a receiver at the engine monitoring module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.