Authorized personnel biometric detection system preventing unauthorized use of aircraft and other potentially dangerous instruments

a biometric detection and authorized personnel technology, applied in the field of security systems, can solve the problems of effectively thwarting both types of unauthorized use, and achieve the effect of preventing unauthorized control of an aircra
US20060285725A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-12-21NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Publication Date
2006-12-21
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

An authorized pilot detection system and method for controlling a variety of potentially dangerous instrumentalities such as aircraft, land vehicles, amphibious vehicles and other hand-controllable equipment, is disclosed. The system with respect to aircraft includes an interlock for enabling / disabling one of a control wheel and a joystick for controlling movement of an aircraft; a biometric grip detector arranged on said one of a control and joy stick, said biometric grip detector comprising a plurality of pressure sensors for sensing a handgrip of a user on said one of a control wheel and joystick; a comparator for comparing a pressure signature profile compiled from an output from the plurality of pressure sensors with at least one pressure signature profile including: (a) hand position of the user's handgrip on said one of a control wheel and joystick as indicated by a change in pressure on at least one of the plurality of pressure sensors; (b) pressure as a function of position on the control wheel and joystick; and (c) pressure as a function of time. A control unit may disable the interlock to permit at least partial manual control of movement of the aircraft by the control wheel / joy stick when the comparator indicates that the signature profile matches at least one pressure signature profile in storage. Authorized access to other hand operated equipment such as power tools and heavy equipment are prevented according to the present invention.
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RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09 / 858,682 filed May 16, 2001, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Applicant claims the benefit hereof under 35 U.S.C. §120.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to security systems for preventing unauthorized access and / or use of certain machinery and / or equipment. More particularly, the present invention relates to preventing access and / or use of aircraft and potentially dangerous instruments.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] The tragic events that took place on Sep. 11, 2001 in the United States resulted in more than 3,000 lives lost because of the unauthorized hijacking of aircraft and the subsequent use of the aircraft as weapons to cause massive amounts of fatalities. Aircraft, as well as other common carriers (e.g. trains, buses, cruise ships, tractor trailers) are all ...

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