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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Stephen L. Fahley, Renton, WA (US);
William Preston Geren, Shoreline, WA (US);
Jason P. Bommer, Tacoma, WA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen L. Fahley, Renton, WA (US);
William Preston Geren, Shoreline, WA (US);
Jason P. Bommer, Tacoma, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/06 (2006.01); G01M 17/00 (2006.01); G08B 25/01 (2006.01); G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G08B 1/08 (2006.01); H04Q 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating a sensor system. A first wireless signal is transmitted from a base station to a sensor unit. At least a portion of the first wireless signal is changed into power for the sensor unit using a power harvesting unit in the sensor unit. Information is received from a number of sensors associated with the sensor unit. The information is transmitted to the base station using a second wireless signal.