Flight safety monitoring device for aircraft with alarm
First Claim
1. A monitoring device for monitoring flight safety of an aircraft containing sensors for aircraft data, comprising:
- (a) a monitoring unit (24) adapted to be attached to the aircraft and containing technical equipment;
(b) said technical equipment including sensor means (26,28,30) for measuring said aircraft data independently of said aircraft sensors;
(c) means (36,38) for automatically monitoring the operability of said technical equipment of said monitoring unit (24);
(d) means (36,38) for automatically monitoring the pilot'"'"'s reactions (64) on the basis of said aircraft data provided by said independent sensor means (26,28,30), said reaction monitoring means (36,38) being also mounted in said monitoring unit; and
(e) means for evaluating said monitored reactions to form a measure of the pilot'"'"'s flying ability thereby indicating whether monitored reactions to particular sensed aircraft data conformed with expected reactions.
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Abstract
For monitoring flight safety of aircraft, a monitoring device accommodated in a pod is provided. The monitoring device has a monitoring unit to be attached to an aircraft. Sensors for measuring aircraft data independently of the sensors of the aircraft itself are provided in the monitoring unit. There is a device for automatically monitoring the operation of the technical equipment of the monitoring unit. In addition, the monitoring unit contains a system for automatically monitoring the pilot'"'"'s reactions on the basis of aircraft data provided by the independent sensors. Furthermore, the monitoring unit contains a device which responds to deviations of the aircraft from the range of safe flight states. This device triggers an alarm. There is a device responding to the aircraft inadmissibly approaching ground and a collision warning device, which responds to the risk of collision with other aircraft. Also these devices trigger an alarm in the case of danger.
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1. A monitoring device for monitoring flight safety of an aircraft containing sensors for aircraft data, comprising:
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(a) a monitoring unit (24) adapted to be attached to the aircraft and containing technical equipment; (b) said technical equipment including sensor means (26,28,30) for measuring said aircraft data independently of said aircraft sensors; (c) means (36,38) for automatically monitoring the operability of said technical equipment of said monitoring unit (24); (d) means (36,38) for automatically monitoring the pilot'"'"'s reactions (64) on the basis of said aircraft data provided by said independent sensor means (26,28,30), said reaction monitoring means (36,38) being also mounted in said monitoring unit; and (e) means for evaluating said monitored reactions to form a measure of the pilot'"'"'s flying ability thereby indicating whether monitored reactions to particular sensed aircraft data conformed with expected reactions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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