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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2023
Thales, Courbevoie, FR;
Loïc Becouarn, Merignac, FR;
Bastien Berthelot, Merignac, FR;
Clément Sarraud, Eysines, FR;
Vincent Ibanez, Merignac, FR;
THALES, Courbevoie, FR;
Abstract
The monitoring system () is used for detecting an incapacitation of the pilot of an aircraft, said aircraft being equipped with a piloting device () which can be actuated manually by the pilot. Same includes: at least one pressure sensor integrating a contact sensor () mounted on the surface of the piloting device (), so as to generate an elementary indicator when a pressure exerted by the pilot on the piloting device is adapted to the use of the piloting device; and a computing unit () programmed for processing the elementary indicator delivered by the pressure sensor and for determining a current state of the pilot and, when said current state corresponds to an incapacitation of the pilot, for issuing an alarm.