Pilot State Monitoring Requirements for Medical Certification Special Issuance

This research project is motivated by the need to align pilot medical certification with advanced concepts that require monitoring of the pilot’s physiological state. In the near future, the pilot’s state will be an input to the human-machine system that can respond by changes in automation level. This project will identify the physiological signals associated with a pilot incapacitation event and identify existing, mature sensor technologies capable of detecting these signals. Subsequent work will identify those sensor technologies most suitable for inclusion in the commercial aviation flight deck, conduct a market survey/environmental scan for incapacitation detection algorithms, and recommend a sensor array and algorithm for human-in-the-loop studies.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $250,000
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration Office of Aerospace Medicine

  800 Independence Ave., SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Managing Organizations:

  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute-Federal Aviation Administration

  P.O. Box 25082
  Oklahoma City, OK  United States  73125
• Project Managers:

  Tvaryanas, Anthony

• Performing Organizations:

  Mitre

  7525 Colshire Drive
  McLean, VA  United States  22102-7539
• Start Date: 20211001
• Expected Completion Date: 20220930
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Aeromedical Research
• Subprogram: aviation safety

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aviation medicine; Certification; Medical equipment; Sensors
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01844454
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 2022 4:17PM