Abstract: A communication adapter of a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes an internal sensor system including a plurality of sensors within the communication adapter, a memory system, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a plurality of time series data at the communication adapter from an engine control during operation of the gas turbine engine, record a plurality of internal sensor data versus time in the memory system based on the internal sensor system until an end condition is met, correlate the time series data with the internal sensor data based on an alignment in time to form an enhanced data set, and transmit the enhanced data set from the communication adapter to an offboard system based on a transmit condition.

Abstract: A communication adapter of a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes an internal sensor system including a plurality of sensors within the communication adapter, a memory system, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a plurality of time series data at the communication adapter from an engine control during operation of the gas turbine engine, record a plurality of internal sensor data versus time in the memory system based on the internal sensor system until an end condition is met, correlate the time series data with the internal sensor data based on an alignment in time to form an enhanced data set, and transmit the enhanced data set from the communication adapter to an offboard system based on a transmit condition.

Abstract: A communication adapter of a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with an offboard system and to communicate with an engine control of the gas turbine engine. The communication adapter also includes a memory system and processing circuitry configured to check for a change of an identifier associated with the engine control, check for a loss of a plurality of remote dynamic data recording parameters from the engine control, and pass a request to update the remote dynamic data recording parameters from the offboard system through the communication adapter to the engine control based on detecting the change of the identifier. The processing circuitry is further configured to reload an existing configuration of the remote dynamic data recording parameters at the engine control based on determining that the loss of the remote dynamic data recording parameters has occurred.

Abstract: A system includes an engine control configured to control a gas turbine engine and a means for wirelessly communicating with an offboard system and communicating with the engine control by establishing communication with the engine control on a first communication bus using system credential authentication, establishing communication between the engine control and a data storage system on a second communication bus, establishing wireless communication with the offboard system using system credential authentication, and providing access from the offboard system to the engine control and from the engine control to the data storage system to enable one or more updates of the data storage system by the offboard system based on service credential authentication.

Abstract: A data request workflow system comprises a vehicle operational data. A file processing system receives the vehicle operational data. At least one set of predefined file editing rules automatically applies the at least one set of predefined file editing rules to automatically edit vehicle operational data such that the vehicle operational data cannot be linked to a specific vehicle operator.

Abstract: An engine gateway of a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with an offboard system and to communicate with an engine control of the gas turbine engine, a memory system, a data storage system isolated from the memory system, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to establish communication with the engine control on a first communication bus using system credential authentication, establish communication between the engine control and the data storage system on a second communication bus, establish wireless communication with the offboard system using system credential authentication, and provide access from the offboard system through the engine gateway, from the engine gateway through the engine control, and from the engine control to the data storage system to enable one or more updates of the data storage system by the offboard system based on service credential authentication.

Abstract: A communication adapter of a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a housing configured to be coupled to the gas turbine engine, a plurality of antennas integrated in the housing, a memory system and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to establish communication with an engine control mounted on the gas turbine engine, establish wireless communication between the communication adapter and an offboard system external to the aircraft through at least one of the antennas integrated in the housing of the communication adapter, and authenticate communication requests at the communication adapter for data sent between the offboard system and the engine control.

Abstract: A communication adapter of a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with an offboard system and to communicate with an engine control of the gas turbine engine, a memory system, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive an engine control dynamic data recording request from the offboard system, confirm an authentication between the communication adapter and the engine control, transfer the engine control dynamic data recording request received at the communication adapter from the offboard system to the engine control based on the authentication, and transmit an update completion confirmation of the engine control from the communication adapter to the offboard system based on a confirmation message from the engine control.

Abstract: A system includes an engine manufacturer database communicatively coupled to a blockchain database through a network and a ground station configured to wirelessly communicate with a communication adapter of a gas turbine engine of an aircraft. The communication adapter includes a communication interface configured to communicate with an engine control of a gas turbine engine. The system is further configured to monitor the blockchain database for a configuration update associated with the aircraft and update the engine manufacturer database based on the configuration update. The system is further configured to command a synchronization of the configuration update from the engine manufacturer database to a communication adapter of the gas turbine engine tracked by the engine manufacturer database and transmit the configuration update wirelessly to the communication adapter through the communication interface to update a data storage unit of the gas turbine engine with the configuration update.

Abstract: A wireless sensor system of a gas turbine engine of an aircraft can include a plurality of wireless sensors distributed within an engine core of the gas turbine engine and an energy harvesting system including one or more energy harvesting devices configured to convert mechanical or thermal energy within the gas turbine engine into electric power and provide the electric power to the wireless sensors. The wireless sensor system can also include a data concentrator coupled to the gas turbine engine. The data concentrator can be configured to receive a plurality of wireless sensor data from the wireless sensors and transmit the wireless sensor data to a communication adapter of the gas turbine engine.

Abstract: A communication adapter of a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with an offboard system and to communicate with an engine control of the gas turbine engine. The communication adapter also includes a memory system and processing circuitry configured to check for a change of an identifier associated with the engine control, check for a loss of a plurality of remote dynamic data recording parameters from the engine control, and pass a request to update the remote dynamic data recording parameters from the offboard system through the communication adapter to the engine control based on detecting the change of the identifier. The processing circuitry is further configured to reload an existing configuration of the remote dynamic data recording parameters at the engine control based on determining that the loss of the remote dynamic data recording parameters has occurred.

Abstract: An engine gateway of a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with an offboard system and to communicate with an engine control of the gas turbine engine, a memory system, a data storage system isolated from the memory system, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to establish communication with the engine control on a first communication bus using system credential authentication, establish communication between the engine control and the data storage system on a second communication bus, establish wireless communication with the offboard system using system credential authentication, and provide access from the offboard system through the engine gateway, from the engine gateway through the engine control, and from the engine control to the data storage system to enable one or more updates of the data storage system by the offboard system based on service credential authentication.

Abstract: A communication adapter of a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with an offboard system and to communicate with an engine control of the gas turbine engine. The communication adapter also includes a memory system and processing circuitry configured to receive an engine control update request from the offboard system, confirm an authentication between the communication adapter and the engine control, transfer one or more configuration items received at the communication adapter from the offboard system to the engine control based on the authentication, and transmit an update completion confirmation of the engine control from the communication adapter to the offboard system based on a confirmation message from the engine control.

Abstract: A method of data collection for a vehicle includes defining a vehicle build configuration based on individual build configurations of one or more vehicle systems, and defining a data acquisition definition file at a data collection and reporting hub based on the vehicle build configuration. The data acquisition definition file includes parameters and measurements to be performed by a data acquisition system located at the vehicle. The data acquisition definition file is requested by the data acquisition system and the data acquisition definition file is communicated to the data acquisition system via a two way electronic communication link between the data collection and reporting hub following the request from the data acquisition system. Vehicle data is collected at the data acquisition system based on the data acquisition definition file.

Abstract: A method of data collection and reporting for a vehicle fleet includes defining a master reporting template at an original equipment manufacturer. The master reporting template includes one or more original equipment manufacturer report structures for original equipment manufacturer use. The master reporting template is communicated from the original equipment manufacturer to one or more vehicle operators. An inherited reporting template is defined at the vehicle operator including the one or more original equipment manufacturer report structures and one or more vehicle operator report structures for vehicle operator use. Data is collected from one or more vehicles of the vehicle fleet at a data hub via a data port at the one or more vehicles. The data collection is based on the contents of the inherited reporting template.

Abstract: A method of data collection for a vehicle includes defining a first data acquisition definition file at a data collection and reporting hub based on a first vehicle build configuration, the first vehicle build configuration based on first individual build configurations of one or more vehicle systems, and the first data acquisition definition file including parameters and measurements to be performed by a data acquisition system disposed at the vehicle. The first vehicle build configuration is changed to a second vehicle build configuration, and the first data acquisition definition file is automatically updated to a second data acquisition definition file corresponding to the second vehicle build configuration via the data collection and reporting hub.

Abstract: A data request workflow system comprises a vehicle operational data. A file processing system receives the vehicle operational data. At least one set of predefined file editing rules automatically applies the at least one set of predefined file editing rules to automatically edit vehicle operational data such that the vehicle operational data cannot be linked to a specific vehicle operator.

Abstract: A data request workflow system comprises vehicle operational data. A file delivery request comprises a data request for a subset of the vehicle operational data. A file processing system receives the vehicle operational data and includes at least one set of predefined file editing rules. The file processing system automatically applies at least one set of predefined file editing rules to filter out a predefined sub-set of the vehicle operational data and to automatically edit data that is part of the data request per predefined criteria for each type of vehicle operational data to provide a converted data file to be transmitted to a user that submitted the file delivery request.

Abstract: A method of data collection for a vehicle includes defining a first data acquisition definition file at a data collection and reporting hub based on a first vehicle build configuration, the first vehicle build configuration based on first individual build configurations of one or more vehicle systems, and the first data acquisition definition file including parameters and measurements to be performed by a data acquisition system disposed at the vehicle. The first vehicle build configuration is changed to a second vehicle build configuration, and the first data acquisition definition file is automatically updated to a second data acquisition definition file corresponding to the second vehicle build configuration via the data collection and reporting hub.

Abstract: A method of data collection for a vehicle includes defining a vehicle build configuration based on individual build configurations of one or more vehicle systems, and defining a data acquisition definition file at a data collection and reporting hub based on the vehicle build configuration. The data acquisition definition file includes parameters and measurements to be performed by a data acquisition system located at the vehicle. The data acquisition definition file is requested by the data acquisition system and the data acquisition definition file is communicated to the data acquisition system via a two way electronic communication link between the data collection and reporting hub following the request from the data acquisition system. Vehicle data is collected at the data acquisition system based on the data acquisition definition file.