An operator safety system (OSS) monitors the physiological well-being of an aircraft pilot or vehicle operator, and has engaged and disengaged operational states (the engaged state associated with active monitoring). The OSS includes a smart engage/disengage system incorporating presence sensors (e.g., visual, seat-based) installed in the cockpit or control area of the vehicle. When the presence sensors determine that the pilot/operator is no longer present in their seat but the OSS is still engaged, the OSS prompts the operator to disengage the OSS (e.g., via single-touch display interface or remotely to a mobile device). When the presence sensors determine that the operator is present or seated, but the OSS is disengaged, the OSS prompts the operator to re-engage the OSS.

A system is described. The system may detect whether a user within a flight deck is authorized to control the aircraft. The user may receive differing levels of authority to control the aircraft depending on whether the user is authorized or unauthorized. The system may also control the aircraft depending on the various phases of the aircraft, including in flight and on the ground. The system may also be used to unlock the controls for the aircraft. The system may unlock the control using biometric information or nonbiometric information. The system may include a camera which is added to a flight deck. The camera may capture images of users within the flight deck. Faces within the images may be detected and compared against authorized users for locking or unlocking the aircraft controls.

A system may include a vehicle. The vehicle may include an array of haptic devices. The system may further include at least one processor configured to: determine a location of an object or occurrence relative to the user; based at least on the location of the object or occurrence relative to the user, select at least one haptic device of the array of haptic devices to be driven and function as a directional haptic alert to the user, wherein the directional haptic alert is indicative of a direction from the user toward the object or occurrence; and output at least one command to cause a driving of the selected at least one haptic device, wherein the driving of the selected at least one haptic device is perceivable by the user as the directional haptic alert.

A system and method for implementing an autonomous distress tracking (ADT) triggering function is provided. The method comprises receiving a configuration file containing a plurality of user configurable parameters from a ground-based system, configuring an aircraft condition and monitoring function (ACMF) engine to apply trigger logic specified by the plurality of user configurable parameters to aircraft sensor and/or system data and monitoring for a plurality of distress conditions specified by the plurality of user configurable parameters; executing the configured ACMF engine to detect the occurrence of a distress condition; automatically generating a data message when a distress condition occurrence has been detected wherein the data message can include aircraft position data specified in the user configurable parameters, the aircraft sensor and/or system data on which the detection of the one or more trigger conditions was based, and the identity of the detected distress condition; and automatically sending the data message to a transmission system onboard the aircraft that is configured to transmit a search and rescue signal.

A system and method for implementing an autonomous distress tracking (ADT) triggering function is provided. The method comprises receiving a configuration file containing a plurality of user configurable parameters from a ground-based system, configuring an aircraft condition and monitoring function (ACMF) engine to apply trigger logic specified by the plurality of user configurable parameters to aircraft sensor and/or system data and monitoring for a plurality of distress conditions specified by the plurality of user configurable parameters; executing the configured ACMF engine to detect the occurrence of a distress condition; automatically generating a data message when a distress condition occurrence has been detected wherein the data message can include aircraft position data specified in the user configurable parameters, the aircraft sensor and/or system data on which the detection of the one or more trigger conditions was based, and the identity of the detected distress condition; and automatically sending the data message to a transmission system onboard the aircraft that is configured to transmit a search and rescue signal.

Methods and systems for providing alerts in an aircraft. The methods and systems receive a flight plan and conditions data providing information on flight conditions along the flight plan including meteorological data. The conditions data is analyzed in flying regions along the flight plan to determine flight rules information. An alert is output to flight crew of the aircraft. The alert predicts when and where a change between type of flight rules will occur based on the flight rules information.

Methods and systems for providing alerts in an aircraft. The methods and systems receive a flight plan and conditions data providing information on flight conditions along the flight plan including meteorological data. The conditions data is analyzed in flying regions along the flight plan to determine flight rules information. An alert is output to flight crew of the aircraft. The alert predicts when and where a change between type of flight rules will occur based on the flight rules information.

A system and method for preventing flight accidents of an air mobility to prevent collision between the air mobility and birds and to secure flight stability by forming an image in front of the air mobility during flight of the air mobility such that birds perceive and avoid the image.

A system and method for preventing flight accidents of an air mobility to prevent collision between the air mobility and birds and to secure flight stability by forming an image in front of the air mobility during flight of the air mobility such that birds perceive and avoid the image.

An emergency localization device for initiating an emergency measure, wherein the emergency localization device comprises a control unit, at least one acceleration sensor and at least one position sensor, the control unit being configured to receive a plurality of motion and/or position parameters from the acceleration sensor and/or from the position sensor, and by evaluating the plurality of motion or position parameters to determine a risk level for an emergency using a predefined logic, and to initiate an emergency measure if the calculated risk level exceeds a predefined threshold. The emergency localization device is reliable, robust and largely independent of aircraft-mounted systems.