US Patent Issued to Rockwell Collins on April 14 for "Pupil dynamics, physiology, and performance for estimating competency in situational awareness" (Maryland, Connecticut, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,306, issued on April 14, was assigned to Rockwell Collins Inc. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).

"Pupil dynamics, physiology, and performance for estimating competency in situational awareness" was invented by Peggy Wu (Ellicott City, Md.), Brigid A. Blakeslee (Hamden, Conn.), Andrew Radlbeck (South Glastonbury, Conn.) and Ganesh Sundaramoorthi (Duluth, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer system records eye tracking data and identifies movements in the eye tracking data to determine gaze and pupil dynamics. Eye tracking data is correlated with physiological data including heart rate. The system looks at the heart rate of the operator ...