Real-time control for passenger comfort and sleep quality for aircraft seating

A method comprising:

• receiving a set of sensor data from a plurality of sensors, wherein the set of sensor data includes at least one of an image feed, a video feed, a measured body temperature of a passenger, a respiratory rate of the passenger, or a heart rate of the passenger;
• determining a first sleep state of the passenger based on the received set of sensor data from the plurality of sensors and one or more predetermined factors, wherein the first sleep state of the passenger includes attempting to fall asleep;
• determining a first set of controls associated with the first sleep state for at least one aircraft environment sub-system;
• providing the first set of controls associated with the first sleep state to the at least one aircraft environment sub-system automatically, in near real-time;
• determining a second sleep state of the passenger based on the received set of sensor data from the plurality of sensors and one or more additional predetermined factors, wherein the second sleep state includes sleeping;
• determining a second set of controls associated with the second sleep state for the at least one aircraft environment sub-system;
• and
• providing the second set of controls associated with the second sleep state to the at least one aircraft environment sub-system automatically, in near real-time.

A passenger aircraft seat comprising:

• an aircraft seat;
• one or more aircraft environment sub-systems;
• a plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of sensors comprise:
• one or more optical sensors configured to capture one of an image feed or a video feed of a passenger;
• one or more thermal sensors configured to measure a body temperature of the passenger;
• and
• one or more pressure sensors integrated within the aircraft seat;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, the controller including one or more processors configured to execute program instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to:
• receive a set of sensor data from the plurality of sensors, wherein the set of sensor data includes at least one of the captured image feed, the captured video feed, the measured body temperature of the passenger, a respiratory rate of the passenger, or a heart rate of the passenger;
• determine a first sleep state of the passenger based on the received set of sensor data from the plurality of sensors and one or more predetermined factors, wherein the first sleep state of the passenger includes attempting to fall asleep;
• determine a first set of controls associated with the first sleep state for at least one aircraft environment sub-system of the one or more aircraft environment sub-systems;
• provide the first set of controls associated with the first sleep state to the at least one aircraft environment sub-system of the one or more aircraft environment sub-systems automatically, in near real-time;
• determine a second sleep state of a passenger based on the received set of sensor data from the plurality of sensors and one or more additional predetermined factors, wherein the second sleep state includes sleeping;
• determine a second set of controls associated with the second sleep state for the at least one aircraft environment sub-system of the one or more aircraft environment sub-systems;
• and
• provide the second set of controls associated with the second sleep state to the at least one aircraft environment sub-system of the one or more aircraft environment sub-systems automatically, in near real-time.