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Wireless aircraft sensor network
Bradley J. Mitchell,Edwin C. Lim +1 more
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In this paper, a sensor network consisting of a set of wireless sensors attached to a first set of locations for the aircraft, a pair of wireless routers connected to a second set of location and a gateway connected to an aircraft data processing system is described.Abstract:
A method and apparatus in a sensor network in an aircraft for collecting data about the aircraft. The sensor network in the aircraft collects the data about the aircraft. The sensor network comprises a set of wireless sensors attached to a first set of locations for the aircraft, a set of wireless routers attached to a second set of locations for the aircraft, and a set of gateways connected to an aircraft data processing system. The set of wireless routers is capable of receiving the data in wireless signals transmitted by the set of wireless sensors. The set of gateways is capable of receiving data in the wireless signals from the set of wireless routers to form received data and is capable of transmitting the received data into the aircraft data processing system.read more
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