Systems and methods for in-flight crew assistance

• Main Authors: Young, Bradley, Wang, Tiaoling, Navarro-Sainz, Adriana G, Tang, Ming, Qyang Zhan, Zea Zhou, Lane, Blake, Vandewall, Cynthia Anne
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.09.2020
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; CABINETS; CASTORS; COFFEE MILLS; CONTROLLING; CONVEYING; COSMONAUTICS; DESKS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DRAWERS; EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; FURNITURE; GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION; MEASURING; MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; NAVIGATION; OFFICE FURNITURE; PACKING; PARACHUTES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY; PHYSICS; REGULATING; SPICE MILLS; STORING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; SURVEYING; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; TABLES; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE WHEELS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A robot system is provided that is configured for use on-board a vehicle during a trip of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a cabin. The robot system includes a body, a transportation system, a communication link, an interaction system, and a control system. The transportation system is coupled to the body and configured to move the body through at least a portion of the cabin. The communication link is configured to receive trip information. The interaction system is configured to interact with at least one of a passenger or a crew member disposed within the cabin during trip. The control system is configured to operate the robot system to perform a crew assistance task during the use of the vehicle responsive to at least one of the trip information or information received from the at least one of the passenger or crew member.