Aircraft Monitoring System
AssigneeTextron Aviation Inc.
InventorsJoshua Lawrence Bell, Paul Stokholm Warren, Zachary Michael Mohr, Jonathan Lynn Kaufman, Steffen Brown
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Abstract
An aircraft monitoring system includes a data collection module configured to collect a video feed of an aircraft interior. The video feed is directed towards a target, and a recognition module is configured to receive the video feed from the data collection module. The recognition module is configured to recognize the target and an interaction directed towards the target by a user. A decision making component is configured to determine an adjustment to an aircraft component based on the recognized target and interaction thereof.
Claims20
An aircraft monitoring system, the system comprising:
- a user interface disposed onto an interior aircraft surface;
- a data collection module comprising a plurality of imaging components disposed throughout an aircraft and configured to collect input data corresponding to the user interface, the aircraft, or an individual onboard the aircraft;
- a recognition module configured to receive the input data and recognize an action of the individual directed towards the user interface;
- a decision-making component configured to determine an adjustment based on the action recognized by the recognition module;
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- a controller communicatively connected to one or more aircraft components, wherein the controller is configured to receive a command for the adjustment and provide instructions to implement the adjustment to the one or more aircraft components.
A method for monitoring an aircraft, the method comprising:
- collecting data associated with an aircraft using a data collection module, wherein the data collection module comprises a plurality of cameras disposed throughout the aircraft and configured to collect a video feed;
- recognizing an action of an individual directed towards a user interface, wherein the user interface is disposed on an aircraft interior surface;
- determining an adjustment based on the action directed towards the user interface, wherein the adjustment corresponds to adjusting an aircraft component;
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- implementing the adjustment to the aircraft component, the step of implementing comprising:
- receiving a command for the adjustment, and
- providing instructions to implement the adjustment to the aircraft component.
A method for aircraft monitoring, the method comprising:
- disposing a data collection module throughout an aircraft wherein the data collection module comprises a plurality of cameras;
- disposing a plurality of user interfaces throughout the aircraft, wherein the cameras are configured to monitor the plurality of user interfaces;
- wherein the plurality of cameras provide a video feed and a recognition module generates a depth map of a region surrounding at least one of the user interfaces, and the depth map provides a distance differential representative of a distance between a body part of an individual onboard the aircraft and the user interface, such that when the distance differential changes an action of the individual directed towards the user interface is detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.