Granted Patent B2

US 12,692,007 · App. 18/184,042 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Inventor: Jörg Weifenbach (Hamburg, DE)

Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH

B64D25/08B64D2011/0038

Abstract

Claims (15)

1 . A method for supporting an evacuation procedure, the method comprising the steps of:

providing an aircraft comprising a passenger cabin having a plurality of exit points distributed along a wall of the passenger cabin;

providing an evacuation support system comprising:

a controller,

an input device in communication with the controller, the input device being manually operated,

a surveillance device in communication with the controller, and

a signaling device in communication with the controller;

surveilling the plurality of exit points with the surveillance device;

establishing a hierarchy between signals transmitted from the input device and the surveillance device;

transmitting information related to the plurality of exit points from the input device and the surveillance device to the controller;

dynamically controlling the signaling device with the controller based on the information transmitted to the controller from the input device and the surveillance device and the hierarchy; and

guiding evacuees (E) away from an overcrowded exit point in the plurality of exit points and towards a less crowded exit point in the plurality of exit points via signals produced by the signaling device.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the evacuees (E) are guided by at least one visual signal of the signaling device.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the evacuees (E) are guided by a dynamic light source of the signaling device.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the evacuees (E) are guided by at least one audio signal of the signaling device.

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