Patent ID: 11866984
Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G  B | IPC B  E  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for contactless operation of an aircraft lavatory door comprising:
a controller operatively connected to control an actuator for opening and closing a lavatory door;
a gesture sensing system operatively connected to the controller for sending gesture data to the controller indicative of a user gesturing for the actuator to actuate; and
a mmWave radar sensing system operatively connected to the controller to indicate user presence, wherein the controller includes machine readable instructions configured to verify gesture input from the gesture sensing system using input from the mmWave radar sensing system before controlling the actuator to open or close the lavatory door,
wherein the lavatory door is operatively connected to the actuator between the lavatory door and a door frame, the actuator operative to move the lavatory door between an open and closed position with actuation of the actuator, wherein the gesture sensing system further includes a first gesture sensor on an exterior of the lavatory door to sense a user gesturing outside of a lavatory compartment for the actuator to actuate, and a second gesture sensor on an interior of the lavatory door to sense a user gesturing inside the lavatory compartment for the actuator to actuate.