Patent ID: 9152146
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B64D,G05B,H04B

Abstract:
1. A monitoring system for an aircraft engine, comprising: a plurality of wireless engine sensors associated with the aircraft engine, each wireless engine sensor configured to sense an engine parameter as engine data and transmit wirelessly the engine data regarding the sensed engine parameter and receive engine data to change the respective operation of the engine parameter sensing; an engine monitoring module comprising: a housing mounted at the aircraft engine, a wireless sensor processor and wireless sensor transceiver mounted within the housing and configured to receive the engine data regarding sensed engine parameters from the wireless engine sensors; a first wireless transceiver carried by the housing, a memory carried by the housing, a processor carried by the housing and coupled to the memory, the wireless sensor processor and wireless sensor transceiver, and the first wireless transceiver and configured to: collect and store in said memory engine data relating to engine parameters sensed during operation of the aircraft engine by the plurality of wireless engine sensors; transmit the engine data via the first wireless transceiver over a wireless communications signal into the aircraft, a wireless local area network (LAN) communications unit located within the aircraft and forming a wireless access point and wireless LAN within the aircraft and configured to transmit the engine data via the wireless LAN from the wireless LAN communications unit into the aircraft for further processing and receive and transmit to the engine monitoring module engine data regarding engine parameter sensing for transmission to the wireless engine sensors via the wireless sensor processor and wireless sensor transceiver; and wherein selected ones of the plurality of wireless engine sensors receive the engine data and change the operation of a respective sensor for a different engine parameter sensing operation.