Patent ID: 8905355

Claim:
A refueling boom comprising: a non-telescoping portion configured to be coupled to a fuel tanker vehicle; a telescoping portion that is extendable and retractable relative to the non-telescoping portion, the telescoping portion including a fuel nozzle; a wireless communication system operable to enable wireless communication between a first location of the telescoping portion to a second location of the non-telescoping portion, wherein the wireless communication system includes: a first transceiver system positioned circumferentially around a first axis of the non-telescoping portion; a second transceiver system positioned circumferentially around a second axis of the telescoping portion, wherein the telescoping portion is rotatable about the first axis of the non-telescoping portion, and wherein the first transceiver system and the second transceiver system are arranged to enable wireless communication through a rotation range of the telescoping portion relative to the non-telescoping portion; and a control unit coupled to the telescoping portion, wherein the control unit is operable to send first information to the fuel tanker vehicle via the wireless communication system and to receive second information from the fuel tanker vehicle via the wireless communication system.