Method and system of aircraft pilot assessment
First Claim
1. A method for assessing the capability of a first person to operate a machine, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) sensing the values of at least two information parameters concerning said first person for assessing the fitness of said first person to operate said machine, said information parameters being selected from the group of parameters consisting of an electroencephalogram information parameter, an electrocardiogram information parameter, a heart rate information parameter, a respiratory rate information parameter, an eye motion information parameter, an eyelid position information parameter, an eyelid motion information parameter, an expired gas mixture information parameter, a blood oxygen content information parameter, a blood oxygen saturation information parameter, a blood pressure information parameter, an information parameter about said first person'"'"'s operation of said machine and an information parameter about at least one action of said first person;
(b) determining whether the value of at least one of said at least two information parameters is not within a range of values deemed to be acceptable for said first person, if said first person were capable of operating said machine; and
(c) indicating when said at least one value is not within said range of acceptable values, thereby indicating said first person'"'"'s decreased fitness to operate said machine.
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Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for assessing the capability of a first person to operate a machine, such as an aircraft or other transport vehicle. The method includes the steps of: (a) Sensing the value of at least one, and preferably two or more information parameters for assessing the fitness of the person operating the machine. The parameters include one or a combination of electroencephalogram information, electrocardiogram information, heart rate information, respiratory rate information, eye motion information, eyelid position information, eyelid motion information, expired gas mixture information, blood oxygen content information, blood oxygen saturation information and blood pressure information for the person operating the machine, and/or information about operation of the machine as well as information about actions taken by the person operating the machine. (b) Determining whether at least one value of one information parameter is/are not within the range of values deemed to be acceptable for a capable person. (c) Indicating when the at least one information parameter is/are not within the range of acceptable values, thereby indicating the person'"'"'s decreased fitness and ability to operate the machine.
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54 Claims
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1. A method for assessing the capability of a first person to operate a machine, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) sensing the values of at least two information parameters concerning said first person for assessing the fitness of said first person to operate said machine, said information parameters being selected from the group of parameters consisting of an electroencephalogram information parameter, an electrocardiogram information parameter, a heart rate information parameter, a respiratory rate information parameter, an eye motion information parameter, an eyelid position information parameter, an eyelid motion information parameter, an expired gas mixture information parameter, a blood oxygen content information parameter, a blood oxygen saturation information parameter, a blood pressure information parameter, an information parameter about said first person'"'"'s operation of said machine and an information parameter about at least one action of said first person;
(b) determining whether the value of at least one of said at least two information parameters is not within a range of values deemed to be acceptable for said first person, if said first person were capable of operating said machine; and
(c) indicating when said at least one value is not within said range of acceptable values, thereby indicating said first person'"'"'s decreased fitness to operate said machine. - View Dependent Claims (3, 27)
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2. A method for assessing the capability of a first person to operate a machine, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) sensing the value of at least one information parameter concerning said first person for assessing the fitness of said first person to operate said machine, said at least one information parameter being selected from the group of parameters consisting of a physiologic information parameter for said first person;
an information parameter about said first person'"'"'s operation of said machine and an information parameter about at least one action of said first person;
(b) determining whether the values of said at least one information parameter is not within a range of values deemed to be acceptable for said first person, if said first person were capable of operating said machine; and
(c) indicating when said value of said at least one information parameter is not within said range of acceptable values, thereby indicating said first person'"'"'s decreased fitness to operate said machine. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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28. Apparatus for assessing the capability of a first person to operate a machine, said method comprising, in combination:
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(a) means for sensing the values of at least two information parameters concerning said first person for assessing the fitness of said first person to operate said machine, said information parameters being selected from the group of parameters consisting of an electroencephalogram information parameter, an electrocardiogram information parameter, a heart rate information parameter, a respiratory rate information parameter, an eye motion information parameter, an eyelid position information parmeter, an eyelid motion information parameter, an expired gas mixture information parameter, a blood oxygen content information parameter, a blood oxygen saturation information, a blood pressure information parameter, an information parameter about said first person'"'"'s operation of said machine and an information parameter about at least one action of said first person;
(b) means for determining whether the value of at least one of said at least two information parameters is not within a range of values deemed to be acceptable for said first person, if said first person were capable of operating said machine; and
(c) means for indicating when said at least one value is not within said range of acceptable values, thereby indicating said first person'"'"'s decreased fitness to operate said machine. - View Dependent Claims (30, 54)
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29. Apparatus for assessing the capability of a first person to operate a machine, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) means for sensing the value of at least one information parameter concerning a first person for assessing the fitness of said first person to operate said machine, said at least one information parameter being selected from the group of parameters consisting of a physiologic information parameter for said first person;
an information parameter about said first person'"'"'s operation of said machine and an information parameter about at least one action of said first person;
(b) means for determining whether the values of said at least one information parameter is not within the range of values deemed to be acceptable for said first person, if said first person were capable of operating said machine; and
(c) means for indicating when said value of said at least one information parameter is not within said range of acceptable values, thereby indicating said first person'"'"'s decreased fitness to operate said machine. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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