Wireless spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system for engine event reporting
USRE40479E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
The system and method of the present invention provides a record of the performance of an aircraft engine. A plurality of sensors sense engine conditions and generate engine data. A ground data link unit is positioned within the aircraft and receives the engine data and stores the engine data within an archival data store. A wideband spread spectrum transmitter that can be part of a transceiver downloads the engine data to a ground based spread spectrum receiver that can be part of a transceiver, and receives the wideband spread spectrum communication signal from the aircraft. It demodulates the wideband spread spectrum communication signal to obtain the engine data.
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