IP Library Patent Application 18420893
Patent Application
App. No. 18/420,893

Stress Mitigation Techniques Related to Physiological Measurements of Passengers During Travel

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App. No.
18/420,893
Abstract

This disclosure provides methods, components, devices, and systems for mitigating anxiety of a passenger along a travel route while in a vehicle. Some aspects, more specifically, relate to detecting an anxiety level of a passenger during travel and implementing anxiety mitigating techniques to alleviate the anxiety. Travel anxiety can increase the stress of a passenger during travel, especially during air travel. In some aspects, a vehicle can analyze sensor data to detect a stress level of a passenger and determine a remedial action based on the stress level. Upon determining the remedial action, the vehicle can implement the remedial action so as to mitigate or alleviate the stress associated with the passenger while traveling in the vehicle.

Claims (46)

1 . A method of mitigating aircraft passenger anxiety during travel, the method comprising:

receiving sensor data associated with physiological measurements of a passenger within an aircraft;

determining a state of the passenger based, at least in part, on the physiological measurements of the passenger;

calculating a remedial action associated with the state of the passenger and the aircraft; and

implementing the remedial action on the aircraft to alter the state of the passenger.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the aircraft is an electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the remedial action includes altering a flight envelope of the aircraft.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the remedial action includes rerouting a flight path of the aircraft.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein calculating the remedial action includes:

inputting the sensor data and information associated with the aircraft and a travel route into a machine learning model trained on historical data associated with the aircraft and the passenger;

producing, by the machine learning model, a remedial action inference; and

utilizing the remedial action inference as the remedial action.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the historical data includes information relating to previous passenger stress indicators along the travel route.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein current weather conditions of a travel route of the aircraft is factored when calculating the remedial action.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor data is received from a plurality of sensors positioned in and around the aircraft.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the physiological measurements includes a blood pressure, a heart rate, a blood oxygen level, and a body temperature associated with the passenger.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor data is received from a personal device associated with the passenger.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the personal device is paired to the aircraft and configured to transmit the sensor data to the aircraft.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving additional sensor data associated with the physiological measurements of the passenger after the remedial action is implemented on the aircraft;

determining an updated state of the passenger, based, at least in part, on the physiological measurements of the passenger received from the additional sensor data;

calculating an updated remedial action associated with the updated state of the passenger and the remedial action previously implemented; and

implementing the updated remedial action on the aircraft to alter the updated state of the passenger.

13 . A vehicle comprising:

one or more memories that store processor-executable code; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively configured to, in association with executing the code, cause the vehicle to:

determine a state of a passenger based, at least in part, on sensor data associated with physiological measurements of the passenger in the vehicle;

calculate a remedial action associated with the state of the passenger and the vehicle; and

implement the remedial action to the vehicle to alter the state of the passenger.

14 . The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the vehicle is an aircraft.

15 . The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the aircraft is an electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

16 . The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the remedial action includes altering a flight path of the vehicle.

17 . The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the remedial action includes rerouting a flight path of the vehicle.

18 . The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein calculating the remedial action cause the vehicle to:

input the sensor data and information associated with the vehicle and a travel route into a machine learning model trained on historical data associated with the vehicle and the passenger;

produce, by the machine learning model, a remedial action inference; and

utilize the remedial action inference as the remedial action.

19 . One or more computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:

receiving information associated with an aircraft and a passenger within the aircraft;

predicting a source of passenger stress associated with the information and based, at least in part, to the passenger and the aircraft;

calculating a preemptive remedial action associated with the source of passenger stress; and

implementing the preemptive remedial action on the aircraft.

20 . The one or more computer storage media of claim 19 , wherein predicting the source of passenger stress includes:

inputting the information associated with the aircraft into a machine learning model trained on historical data associated with the aircraft and the passenger;

producing, by the machine learning model, a source of stress inference; and

utilizing the source of stress inference as the source of passenger stress.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2025
From: TEXTRON AVIATION INC.
To: TEXTRON AVIATION RHODE ISLAND INC.
Reel/Frame 071408/0678 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2025
From: TEXTRON AVIATION RHODE ISLAND INC.
To: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 071408/0714 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2024
From: MANN, REBECKA MARIE; KIRSTEIN, LANE
To: TEXTRON AVIATION INC.
Reel/Frame 066224/0227 →