System and method of transmitting data from an aircraft

摘要

A system for transmitting aircraft data from an aircraft includes a Data Acquisition Unit (DAU) that records aircraft data. A PC card is interfaced to the DAU and stores the aircraft data from the DAU. A processor retrieves aircraft data from the memory. A first wireless transceiver is controlled by the processor and receives and transmits the aircraft data along a wireless communications signal. A wireless local area network (LAN) communications unit is configured as an access point and positioned within the aircraft and transmits and receives wireless communications signals to and from the PC card. A second wireless transceiver is mounted within the aircraft and receives the wireless communications signal from the wireless LAN communications unit for transmitting the aircraft data from the aircraft.

主权项

1. A system for transmitting aircraft data from an aircraft, comprising:
a wireless engine monitoring module mounted on the aircraft engine that collects engine data relating to operation of the aircraft engine and includes a wireless engine monitoring transceiver that transmits and receives the collected engine data over a first wireless communications signal; a Data Acquisition Unit (DAU) that records aircraft data; a PC card interfaced to the DAU, comprising
a memory that stores the aircraft data from the DAU;a processor coupled to the memory and configured to retrieve aircraft data from the memory;a first wireless transceiver controlled by the processor that receives and transmits the aircraft data over a second wireless communications signal; a wireless local area network (LAN) communications unit configured as an access point and positioned within the aircraft that transmits and receives the first and second wireless communications signals to and from the respective wireless engine monitoring module and the PC card; and a second wireless transceiver mounted within the aircraft that receives a third wireless communications signal containing aircraft data and the engine data from the wireless LAN communications unit and transmits the aircraft data and engine data from the aircraft.