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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
May. 02, 2022
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Christopher L George, Winchester, VA (US);
Arjun Harsha Rao, Marion, IA (US);
Timothy J. Wittkop, Marion, IA (US);
Wade T. Johnson, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Peggy Wu, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Michael P. Matessa, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
An operator safety system (OSS) monitors the physiological well-being of an aircraft pilot or vehicle operator, and has engaged and disengaged operational states (the engaged state associated with active monitoring). The OSS includes a smart engage/disengage system incorporating presence sensors (e.g., visual, seat-based) installed in the cockpit or control area of the vehicle. When the presence sensors determine that the pilot/operator is no longer present in their seat but the OSS is still engaged, the OSS prompts the operator to disengage the OSS (e.g., via single-touch display interface or remotely to a mobile device). When the presence sensors determine that the operator is present or seated, but the OSS is disengaged, the OSS prompts the operator to re-engage the OSS.