摘要 |
Methods and systems for an automated safety device inspection system for a vehicle are provided. The system includes an RFID reader including a transmit portion and a receive portion wherein the reader is physically translatable along a predetermined path, a directional antenna communicatively coupled to the reader wherein the antenna is configured to transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals in a direction substantially normal to the path, a relative position indicator configured to determine a relative position of the reader from a starting point, and a controller communicatively coupled to the reader. The controller includes a user interface, a processor communicatively coupled to the user interface, and a database communicatively coupled to the processor wherein the database includes location data of a plurality of safety devices in a plurality of different types of vehicles, the processor is configured to control the transmitted RF signals based on the location data. |
申请人 |
THE BOEING COMPANY;AYYAGARI, ARUN;BATTLES, CRAIG, F.;COOP, WILLIAM, P.;UNG, KEVIN, Y.;SMITH, BRIAN, J. |
发明人 |
AYYAGARI, ARUN;BATTLES, CRAIG, F.;COOP, WILLIAM, P.;UNG, KEVIN, Y.;SMITH, BRIAN, J. |