US 12,013,692 B2
Aircraft and method of controlling
Stefan Alexander Schwindt, Cheltenham (GB)
Assigned to GE Aviation Systems Limited, Cheltenham (GB)
Filed by GE Aviation Systems Limited, Cheltenham (GB)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/752,645.
Application 17/752,645 is a continuation of application No. 16/709,359, filed on Dec. 10, 2019, granted, now 11,360,472.
Claims priority of application No. 1820114 (GB), filed on Dec. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0291680 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0055 (2013.01) [B64D 11/0689 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G08G 5/0039 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A controller comprising:
a processor; and
a memory;
wherein the controller is configured to:
determine an amount of lack of attention or depth of sleep of a first pilot based on a biometric parameter input;
allow a predetermined amount of lack of attention or depth of sleep; and
modify access to a system of an aircraft when the amount of lack of attention or depth of sleep satisfies a predetermined threshold; and
wherein the modifying access to the system includes denying access to the system for a predetermined amount of time by controlling a seat distance between a seat of the first pilot and a flight deck.