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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2023
Merlin Labs, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Matthew George, Boston, MA (US);
Alexander Naiman, Boston, MA (US);
Joseph Bondaryk, Boston, MA (US);
Cynthia Comer, Boston, MA (US);
Merlin Labs, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The method Scan include: generating pilot monitoring data S; determining a pilot attention state based on the sensor data S; optionally determining an aircraft state S; responding to an event based on the pilot attention state S; and can optionally include controlling the aircraft based on the aircraft state and the pilot attention state S. However, the method Scan additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of elements. The method functions to facilitate human-in-the-loop aircraft control by an attentive pilot-in-command (PIC). Additionally or alternatively, the method can function to identify and/or resolve pilot inattentiveness (e.g., based on the context of the aircraft state).