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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2010
Ted J. Hoffmann, Hiawatha, IA (US);
Andrew M. Vesel, Indialantic, FL (US);
Roger A. Dana, Marion, IA (US);
Mark A. Mulbrook, Marion, IA (US);
William C. Jennings, Iowa City, IA (US);
Ted J. Hoffmann, Hiawatha, IA (US);
Andrew M. Vesel, Indialantic, FL (US);
Roger A. Dana, Marion, IA (US);
Mark A. Mulbrook, Marion, IA (US);
William C. Jennings, Iowa City, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an avionics system. The avionics system may include a plurality of multi-function antennas. Each multi-function antenna includes a plurality of antenna elements and an antenna electronics system, the antenna electronics system being communicatively coupled with the plurality of antenna elements. The multi-function antennas are configured for being mounted to an exterior surface of a pressure vessel (ex—an exterior surface of an aircraft). The avionics system may further include a plurality of LRUs connected to the antennas via fiber optical cables, the LRUs being located in an interior of the aircraft. The LRUs receive communication control inputs from a communication system and establish settings of the LRUs based upon the received communication control inputs. The multi-function antennas are configured for performing operations (exs.—transmit operations, receive operations) based upon the settings established by the LRUs and based upon the communication control inputs.