Navy to host industry day for new PE alert system

By Justin Katz / August 21, 2018 at 12:12 PM

The Navy plans to hold an industry day Sept. 20 for the purpose of developing a new system that would provide real-time updates on an aviator's cognitive status in an effort to prevent physiological episodes, according to an Aug. 20 Federal Business Opportunities Notice.

The system must be capable of real-time monitoring of physiologic and cognitive parameters; prediction of an impending physiological event that "may result in degradation of psychomotor performance" and alert the aircrew as necessary.

"The system should function within the tactical military aviation environment and should not interfere with existing flight support equipment, clothing, and other aircraft warning systems," according to the notice.

"It also should not require modification of aircraft and be able to function independently of the host aircraft," the notice states.

The industry day will include briefings about aircrew systems, F/A-18 physiological episodes, T-45 physiological episodes and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.

Naval Air Systems Command in late March issued a call for white papers from industry regarding a system capable of detecting physiological episodes.

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