Monitoring system

A process for operating a system, the process comprising the steps of:

• providing a monitoring system mobile module configured to be in a pocket in one aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew, or attached on clothing of the one aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew, the mobile module comprising:
• a system for monitoring a gas composition of air, breathing air or breathing gases in airplanes or aircraft, the system comprising:
• a sensor system, the sensor system comprising at least one sensor that is configured as an oxygen sensor, a carbon dioxide sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor or as at least one further gas sensor wherein the sensor system is configured to provide a qualitative and a quantitative measurement-based detection of a concentration of oxygen and/or a concentration of carbon dioxide and/or a concentration of carbon monoxide, and/or a concentration of another gas;
• a control unit configured to organize, monitor, control and/or regulate a sequence of a measurement-based detection of the gas composition of air, breathing air or breathing gases in an airplane or aircraft;
• a mobile module wireless data interface;
• a breathing gas mask connected to the sensor system by a measured gas line;
• a memory;
• a pressure sensor;
• and a shut-off valve;
• wherein the control unit is further configured, in cooperation with the pressure sensor, the shut-off valve, and the memory, to determine a current pressure level in the breathing gas mask;
• providing an external system comprising an external input/output unit, wherein the external system is configured to display, signal or issue an alarm based on the measurement-based detection and/or based on results of the concentration of oxygen in the breathing gas detected by the sensor system, wherein the external input/output unit is configured as a wristwatch worn by the one aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew or worn by another aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew, wherein the external input/output unit is configured for signaling or alerting with a visual, acoustic or tactile output of information, signals, alarms and/or alerts to the one aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew or the other aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew, the wristwatch comprising a wristwatch wireless data interface;
• establishing a wireless data link between the mobile module wireless data interface and the wristwatch wireless data interface, the external input/output unit being connected by the wireless data link to the monitoring system mobile module, wherein the wireless data link enables wireless data exchange for two-way signaling or alerting from the monitoring system mobile module of the one aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew or another aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew and/or signaling or alerting from a monitoring system of the other aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew to the one aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew;
• activating the sensor mechanism of the system;
• preparing a data storage with initialization of a memory of the system;
• carrying out a measurement-based detection of measured values of the sensor;
• and
• storing data of the measured values, as a data storage of the measured values of the sensor mechanism, in the memory with corresponding time information by the control unit.

A system for monitoring breathing gas support in airplanes or aircraft, the system comprising:

• a monitoring system mobile module configured to be in a pocket in one aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew, or attached on clothing of the one aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew, the mobile module comprising:
• a sensor system, the sensor system comprising at least one sensor that is configured as an oxygen sensor, a carbon dioxide sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor or as at least one further gas sensor wherein the sensor system is configured to provide a qualitative and a quantitative measurement-based detection of a concentration of oxygen and/or a concentration of carbon dioxide and/or a concentration of carbon monoxide, and/or a concentration of another gas;
• a control unit connected to the sensor system and configured to organize, monitor, control and/or regulate a sequence of the measurement-based detection of the gas composition of air, breathing air or breathing gases in an airplane or aircraft;
• a mobile module wireless data interface;
• a breathing gas mask of the one aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew and connected to the sensor system of the one aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew by a measured gas line;
• a memory;
• a pressure sensor;
• a shut-off valve, wherein the control unit is further configured, in cooperation with the pressure sensor, the shut-off valve, and the memory, to determine a current pressure level in the breathing gas mask;
• and
• an external input/output unit, wherein the external input/output unit is configured to display, signal or issue an alarm based on the measurement-based detection and/or based on results of the concentration of oxygen in the breathing gas detected by the system, wherein the external input/output unit is configured as a wristwatch worn by the one aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew, wherein the external input/output unit is configured for signaling or alerting with a visual, acoustic or tactile output of information, signals, alarms and/or alerts to the one aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew, the wristwatch comprising a wristwatch wireless data interface;
• a further monitoring system mobile module configured to be in a pocket in the other aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew, or attached on clothing of the other aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew, the mobile module comprising:
• a further module sensor system, the further module sensor system comprising at least one sensor that is configured as an oxygen sensor, a carbon dioxide sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor or as at least one further gas sensor wherein the further module sensor system is configured to provide a qualitative and a quantitative measurement-based detection of a concentration of oxygen and/or a concentration of carbon dioxide and/or a concentration of carbon monoxide, and/or a concentration of further gas;
• a further module control unit connected to the further module sensor system and configured to organize, monitor, control and/or regulate a sequence of the measurement-based detection of the gas composition of air, breathing air or breathing gases in an airplane or aircraft;
• an further mobile module wireless data interface;
• a further breathing gas mask of the other aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew and connected to the sensor system of the other aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew by a further measured gas line;
• a further memory;
• a further pressure sensor;
• a further shut-off valve, wherein the further module control unit is further configured, in cooperation with the further pressure sensor, the further shut-off valve, and the further memory, to determine a current pressure level in the breathing gas mask;
• and
• a further external input/output unit, wherein the further external input/output unit is configured to display, signal or issue an alarm based on the measurement-based detection and/or based on results of the concentration of oxygen in the breathing gas detected by the system, wherein the external input/output unit is configured as a further wristwatch worn by the other aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew, wherein the external input/output unit is configured for signaling or alerting with a visual, acoustic or tactile output of information, signals, alarms and/or alerts to the other aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew, the further wristwatch comprising a further wristwatch wireless data interface, and
• wherein the system is configured to establish wireless data links:
• between the mobile module wireless data interface and the wristwatch wireless data interface;
• between the further mobile module wireless data interface and the further wristwatch wireless data interface;
• and at least one of between the further mobile module wireless data interface and the wristwatch wireless data interface, between the mobile module wireless data interface and the further wristwatch wireless data interface and between the wristwatch wireless data interface and the further wristwatch wireless data interface, wherein each wireless data link enables wireless data exchange for two-way signaling and/or alerting from the monitoring system mobile module of the one aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew to one or both of the external input/output unit and the further external input/output unit, and signaling or alerting from the further monitoring system mobile module of the other aviator, pilot, copilot or aircrew to one or both of the external input/output unit and the further external input/output unit.