Patent ID: 8659422
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: B64G,F02K

Abstract:
1. A sensor module comprising: a plurality of environment sensors, each environment sensor capable of sensing an attribute of an environment; a plurality of condition sensor interfaces, each condition sensor interface configured to couple with a condition sensor capable of sensing an attribute of a component exposed to the environment; a controller coupled to the plurality of condition sensor interfaces, the controller configured to assess the health of the component based on the condition data and the environment data; a housing; a controller within the housing and coupled to the plurality of environment sensors and the plurality of condition sensor interfaces, the controller configured to receive environment data associated with the attributes sensed by the environment sensors, and to receive condition data associated with the attributes sensed by the condition sensor interfaces; a memory coupled to the controller, the memory configured to store the condition data and environment data; a communication module coupled to the controller, the communication module configured to communicate all or a part of the condition data and the environment data to an external device; a power source coupled to the controller; wherein