Autonomous Aircraft Passenger State Detection for Emergency Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
In aircraft without an in-flight crew, it is challenging to provide prompt services when a passenger complains of tension or an emergency occurs during autonomous flight.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that utilize a processor and storage medium to receive biometric data and captured images of passengers in real time, determine their state (emergency or tension) using machine learning models, and perform preset processes such as adjusting the flight path or relieving tension.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If an aircraft operates autonomously without an in-flight crew, then operational efficiency and productivity are improved, but the ability to provide prompt service during passenger emergencies or tension deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables the aircraft to monitor and respond to passenger needs autonomously through biometric sensors and AI analysis, eliminating the need for crew members while maintaining service capability. The aircraft itself performs the monitoring and response functions that would traditionally require human attendants.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of human crew members with an automated system comprising biometric sensors, processors, and control modules. This substitution maintains service provision capability while improving operational efficiency by eliminating the need for physical crew presence.
2Reliability
If biometric monitoring systems are implemented to detect passenger states, then service response capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses multi-functional biometric sensors that can detect multiple passenger states (emergency, tension, normal) simultaneously. These sensors serve multiple purposes: health monitoring, emotional state detection, and trigger generation for different response protocols, reducing the need for separate specialized devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an AI processor as an intermediary that simplifies the complex task of analyzing biometric data. The processor acts as a mediator between the sensors and the control system, translating raw biometric signals into actionable insights about passenger states and required responses.
3Measurement precision
If real-time biometric data collection is performed, then measurement precision of passenger state is improved, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs biometric monitoring at periodic intervals rather than continuously, collecting data at optimized frequencies that maintain measurement precision while reducing overall energy consumption. The monitoring intensity adapts based on detected passenger states, increasing frequency only when necessary.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent dynamically adjusts monitoring parameters such as sampling frequency and sensor activation levels based on flight phases and detected passenger states. Energy consumption is optimized by changing operational parameters of the biometric system rather than maintaining constant high-precision monitoring throughout the flight.
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AI summary
A service providing apparatus of providing a service according to a state of a passenger in aircraft during autonomous flight includes a processor; and a storage medium recording one or more programs configured to be executable by the processor, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for an input/output (I/O) module receiving biometric data and a captured image of a passenger in real time, a determination module determining a state of the passenger based on the biometric data and the captured image of a passenger, and a control module performing a preset process according to the state of the passenger, wherein the preset process includes: a first process for adjusting a flight path of the aircraft when the state of the passenger is an emergency state or a second process for relieving tension when the state of the passenger is a state of tension.