US 12,094,316 B2
Flight crew fatigue and controlled rest management system
Rama Myers, Australian Capital Territory (AU)
Assigned to SEEING MACHINES LIMITED, Australian Capital Territory (AU)
Filed by Seeing Machines Limited, Australian Capital Territory (AU)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/572,480.
Claims priority of application No. 2021900093 (AU), filed on Jan. 18, 2021; application No. 2021901443 (AU), filed on May 14, 2021; and application No. 2021902139 (AU), filed on Jul. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0230522 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. G08B 21/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/18 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01)
CPC G08B 21/06 (2013.01) [A61B 5/1128 (2013.01); A61B 5/18 (2013.01); A61B 5/4809 (2013.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); G06V 40/174 (2022.01); A61B 5/6888 (2013.01); A61B 2503/22 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pilot monitoring method, including:
receiving, from one or more cameras, a plurality of digital images of an aircraft cockpit including both a pilot and a co-pilot in the infrared wavelength range;
controlling an image processor to process the received images to simultaneously determine an alertness state of both the pilot and the co-pilot during operation of the aircraft based on detected facial and/or body features of the pilot and co-pilot in the images;
displaying the alertness state to the pilot and co-pilot in real-time;
transmitting the alertness state of the pilot and co-pilot to a remote database that is accessible to ground crew; and
generating a post-flight fatigue report including objective fatigue level throughout the flight for the pilot and the co-pilot;
receiving information indicative of a current or future phase of flight of the aircraft;
determining, based on the alertness state of the pilot and the co-pilot and the current phase of flight, an amount and/or type of a controlled rest period for the pilot or co-pilot;
wherein the post-flight fatigue report indicates whether the controlled rest event was used successfully.