Long and short range storage and transmission system on aircraft parts
AssigneeBell Helicopter Textron Inc.
InventorBrian E. Tucker
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an aircraft part storage system includes a first storage device and a second storage device. The first storage device is configured to be coupled to an aircraft part and operable to store and transmit a first set of information about the aircraft part. The second storage device is configured to be coupled to the same aircraft part and operable to store and transmit a second set of information about the aircraft part. The second storage device has a larger storage capacity than the first storage device but a shorter transmission range than the first storage device.
Claims26
A rotorcraft, comprising:
- a body;
- a power train coupled to the body and comprising a power source and a drive shaft coupled to the power source;
- a hub;
- a rotor blade coupled to the hub;
- an aircraft part;
- an aircraft part storage system comprising:
- a first storage device comprising a radio frequency identification tag coupled to the aircraft part and operable to store and transmit a first set of information identifying the aircraft part;
- and
- a second storage device comprising a contact memory button coupled to the same aircraft part and operable to store and transmit a second set of information about the aircraft part, the second storage device having a larger storage capacity than the first storage device but a shorter transmission range than the first storage device;
- a vibration sensor coupled to the rotorcraft proximate to the aircraft part and configured to measure and transmit vibration load data to the second storage device, wherein the second set of information about the aircraft part comprises the vibration load data;
- and
- an aircraft part information system comprising:
- a first data repository operable to receive the first set of information about the aircraft part from the first storage device;
- a second data repository operable to receive the second set of information about the aircraft part from the second storage device;
- and
- a correlation engine operable to correlate information between the first data repository and the second data repository.
An aircraft part storage system comprising:
- a first storage device comprising a radio frequency identification tag, configured to be coupled to an aircraft part, and operable to store and transmit a first set of information about the aircraft part;
- a second storage device comprising a contact memory button, configured to be coupled to the same aircraft part, and operable to store and transmit a second set of information about the aircraft part, the second storage device having a larger storage capacity than the first storage device but a shorter transmission range than the first storage device;
- a vibration sensor coupled to the rotorcraft proximate to the aircraft part and configured to measure and transmit vibration load data to the second storage device, wherein the second set of information about the aircraft part comprises the vibration load data;
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- an aircraft part information system comprising:
- a first data repository operable to receive the first set of information about the aircraft part from the first storage device;
- a second data repository operable to receive the second set of information about the aircraft part from the second storage device;
- and
- a correlation engine operable to correlate information between the first data repository and the second data repository.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.