obham has completed the development of a two-part breathing sensor system for pilots, which will help identify the root cause of military aviation physiological events.
The breathing sensor system includes an inhalation sensor block, delivered in June, and an exhalation gas sensor.
The exhalation sensor is expected to be delivered by the end of this month and is designed for the US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine in support of the Aircrew Mounted Physiologic Sensing System (AMPSS 2.6) programme.
Together, the exhalation and inhalation sensor block comprise the first pilot-mounted sensor system to capture in-flight, real-time oxygen system, cockpit environmental, and pilot physiological data, Cobham stated.
The pilot-mounted breathing sensors can be used on any platform.
Cobham Mission Systems Environmental Systems product director Rob Schaeffer said: “Understanding root cause is the first critical step towards designing a solution that will be able to predict and prevent the onset of hypoxia-like symptoms.
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