METHODS AND APPARATUSES INVOLVING FLEXIBLE CABLE/GUIDEWIRE/INTERCONNECTS

摘要

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatus and methods including communication circuits for communicating between a plurality of compartments in a vehicle. An array of flexible cables provides signal-communication paths between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, with each cable having a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals, and communicating signals (electrical signals and optical signals) along at least one of the signal-communication paths and between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle. The apparatus and methods also include a plurality of circuits that communicate status-indication signals between locations along the array of flexible cables. The status-indication signals are communicated via the signal-communication paths in the flexible array of cables and are indicative of vehicle-travel modes for reporting a status of the vehicle in a mode relative to travel of the vehicle.

主权项

1. A communication circuit for communicating between a plurality of compartments in a vehicle, the communication circuit comprising:
an array of flexible cables configured and arranged to provide signal-communication paths between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, each cable:
including a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals,being configured and arranged to communicate signals along a first signal-communication path and between a first compartment and a second compartment in the vehicle, the signals including electrical signals and optical signals, and a plurality of circuits including a first circuit located at the first compartment along the array of flexible cables and a secondary circuit located at the second compartment along the array of flexible cables, the plurality of circuits configured and arranged to communicate status-indication signals between the compartments along the array of flexible cables, whereby the first circuit is configured and arranged to receive the status-indication signals from the secondary circuit, and in response thereto, report or analyze the vehicle based on the status of the vehicle at the distal location.