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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
GE Aviation Systems Llc, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Hilbrand Harlan-Jacob Sybesma, Plainwell, MI (US);
Keith Richard Feenstra, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Kevin Michael James Furlong-Petsch, Kentwood, MI (US);
David Joseph Steffler, Caledonia, MI (US);
GE Aviation Systems LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for recording and communicating engine data are provided. One example embodiment is directed to a method for performing diagnostics on an antenna in communication with a wireless communication unit located in a nacelle of an aerial vehicle engine. The method includes receiving, by one or more computing devices, a voltage from a diagnostic circuit for the antenna. The method includes determining, by the one or more computing devices, a change in a magnitude of the received voltage. The method includes determining, by the one or more computing devices, a condition of the antenna based on the change in the magnitude of the voltage.