METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A passenger monitoring and control system comprising:
- at least one sensor system positioned proximate a respective one of a plurality of passengers in a vehicle, said sensor system configured to monitor at least one of an environment immediately surrounding the respective passenger and biometrics of the respective passenger and generate sensor data indicative of a state of the passenger; and
a processing system communicatively coupled to at least one of said sensor systems, said processing system configured to receive the sensor data, said processing system comprises;
an ontology and reasoning module configured to model at least one of the plurality of passengers, reason about the received sensor data associated with the at least one of the plurality of passengers and reason about the relationships between the received sensor data to fuse the data into contextual information for the overall at least one of the plurality of passengers; and
a contextual analyzer configured to transmit the received sensor data to said ontology and reasoning module and to store the information into a contextual information database.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for passenger monitoring and system control is provided. The system includes at least one sensor system configured to monitor an environment immediately surrounding the respective passenger and biometrics of the respective passenger and generate sensor data indicative of a state of the passenger. The system also includes a processing system configured to receive the sensor data. The processing system includes an ontology and reasoning module configured to model at least one of the plurality of passengers, reason about the received sensor data associated with the at least one of the plurality of passengers. The processing system also includes a contextual analyzer configured to transmit the received sensor data to said ontology and reasoning module and to store the information into a contextual information database.
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20 Claims
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1. A passenger monitoring and control system comprising:
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at least one sensor system positioned proximate a respective one of a plurality of passengers in a vehicle, said sensor system configured to monitor at least one of an environment immediately surrounding the respective passenger and biometrics of the respective passenger and generate sensor data indicative of a state of the passenger; and a processing system communicatively coupled to at least one of said sensor systems, said processing system configured to receive the sensor data, said processing system comprises; an ontology and reasoning module configured to model at least one of the plurality of passengers, reason about the received sensor data associated with the at least one of the plurality of passengers and reason about the relationships between the received sensor data to fuse the data into contextual information for the overall at least one of the plurality of passengers; and a contextual analyzer configured to transmit the received sensor data to said ontology and reasoning module and to store the information into a contextual information database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of passenger monitoring, said method comprising:
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positioning a sensor system proximate a respective at least one passenger in a vehicle, said sensor system each including one or more sensors configured to monitor at least one of an environment immediately surrounding the respective passenger and biometrics of the respective passenger and generate sensor data indicative of a state of the passenger; wirelessly transmitting the data to at least one of another one of the plurality of sensor systems and a processing system; and analyzing the data to determine a contextual relationship between each of the plurality of sensor systems and the received data such that a present state of at least one of the passengers is determined. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A sensor networking system for passenger monitoring, said system comprising:
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a plurality of sensor systems positioned about a vehicle, said sensor systems comprising a flexible substrate, an energy harvesting system, a rechargeable battery, and a microprocessor that controls wireless communication between at least one of said sensor systems and a processing system remote from said plurality of sensor systems, said plurality of sensor systems further comprising sensors including a plurality of different modalities; and a processing system communicatively coupled to at least one of said plurality of sensor systems, said processing system configured to receive at least one of sensor data and fused sensor data, said processing system comprising a situation awareness analyzer configured to determine an overall present state of the vehicle by observing the passengers, activities associated with the passengers, and aircraft systems using the plurality of sensor systems and correlating individual data elements and behavioral models to deduce overall passenger and system state. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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