ROTOR WIRELESS LOAD AND MOTION MONITORING SENSOR NETWORK

摘要

A method of data collection from a rotor system of an aircraft includes positioning a plurality of sensors at a plurality of locations of a rotating portion of the rotor system. One or more antennae are located at one or more rotationally fixed locations of the aircraft. Rotor system data is collected via the sensors and is wirelessly transmitted from the sensors to the antennae and is transferred from the antennae to a gateway where it is normalized and synchronized. In another embodiment, a data collection system for a rotor includes a plurality of sensors located at rotating locations of the rotor, the sensors configured to collect and wirelessly transmit rotor data. Antennae are located at a fixed location of the aircraft. The antennae are configured to send and receive data from the sensors. A gateway is connected to the antennae to normalize and synchronize the rotor data.

主权项

1. A method of data collection from a rotor system of an aircraft comprising:
disposing a plurality of sensors at a plurality of locations of a rotating portion of the rotor system; positioning one or more antennae at one or more rotationally fixed locations of the aircraft; collecting rotor system data via the plurality of sensors; wirelessly transmitting the rotor system data from the plurality of sensors to the one or more antennae; transferring the rotor system data from the one or more antennae to a gateway; and normalizing and synchronizing the rotor system data at the gateway.