Disclosed is a Wireless Access Point (WAP) 10 for enabling remote access to data generated by systems of an aircraft. The WAP comprises a wireless interface 11 comprising a transmitter and a receiver; and a processor 12. The WAP is configured to: wirelessly receive sensor data generated by a plurality of sensors 13 on an aircraft; receive aircraft data from an avionics system 14 of the aircraft; wirelessly receive a data request signal from a remote computing device 15; and, responsive to the data request signal, wirelessly transmit to the remote computing device data based on received sensor data and/or received aircraft data. The WAP may be configured such that it is only able to wirelessly communicate with the remote computing device 15 when the remote computing device is within a predetermined perimeter. The aircraft comprises a landing gear and the plurality of sensors and the WAP may be located on the landing gear. The plurality of sensors may comprise one or more of: a tyre pressure sensor; a brake temperature sensor; a brake wear sensor; a landing gear load sensor; a wheel speed sensor; a proximity sensor; a pressure sensor; a position sensor.
Wireless sensor architecture
2017-12-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H04W WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS , Drahtlose Kommunikationsnetze / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / G07C TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS , Zeit- oder Anwesenheitskontrollgeräte |
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