Sensors for an aircraft for locating devices

US8634851B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

• Jan Müller · Hamburg, DE
• Daniel Glaser · Hamburg, DE
• Uwe Schwark · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 9, 2010
• Grant date: Jan 21, 2014
• Expiry date: Feb 9, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S5/0289
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a sensor network for determining the position of devices and gear in an aircraft. The sensor network exhibits several sensor nodes, which have an autonomous power supply. The sensor nodes can communicate wirelessly with each other and with a central processing unit. The position of each individual sensor node can be determined by evaluating high-frequency signal parameters.