Patents by Inventor Angela R. Harrivel

Angela R. Harrivel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240028968
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to devices, systems, and methods for optimized integration of a human operator with a machine for safe and efficient operation. Accordingly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems, methods, and devices which evaluate and determine a cognitive state of an operator, and allocate tasks to either the machine and/or operator based on the cognitive state of the operator, among other factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: ANGELA R. HARRIVEL, Chad L. Stephens, Kellie D. Kennedy, Alan T. Pope
  • Patent number: 11783228
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to devices, systems, and methods for optimized integration of a human operator with a machine for safe and efficient operation. Accordingly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems, methods, and devices which evaluate and determine a cognitive state of an operator, and allocate tasks to either the machine and/or operator based on the cognitive state of the operator, among other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA
    Inventors: Angela R. Harrivel, Chad L. Stephens, Kellie D. Kennedy, Alan T. Pope
  • Publication number: 20220318673
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to devices, systems, and methods for optimized integration of a human operator with a machine for safe and efficient operation. Accordingly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems, methods, and devices which evaluate and determine a cognitive state of an operator, and allocate tasks to either the machine and/or operator based on the cognitive state of the operator, among other factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: ANGELA R. HARRIVEL, CHAD L. STEPHENS, KELLIE D. KENNEDY, ALAN T. POPE
  • Publication number: 20220306143
    Abstract: A dynamic function allocation (DFA) framework balances the workload or achieves other mitigating optimizations for a human operator of a vehicle by dynamically distributing operational functional tasks between the operator and the vehicle's or robot's automation in real-time. DFA operations include those for aviation, navigation, and communication, or to meet other operational needs. The DFA framework provides an intuitive command/response interface to vehicle (e.g., aircraft), vehicle simulator, or robotic operations by implementing a Dynamic Function Allocation Control Collaboration Protocol (DFACCto). DFACCto simulates or implements autonomous control of robot's or vehicle's functional tasks and reallocates some or all tasks between a human pilot and an autonomous system when such reallocation is determined to be preferred, and implements the reallocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Saeideh E. Samani, Richard K. Jessop, Angela R. Harrivel, Chad L. Stephens, Alan T. Pope, Kellie D. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20210256425
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to devices, systems, and methods for optimized integration of a human operator with a machine for safe and efficient operation. Accordingly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems, methods, and devices which evaluate and determine a cognitive state of an operator, and allocate tasks to either the machine and/or operator based on the cognitive state of the operator, among other factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: ANGELA R. HARRIVEL, CHAD L. STEPHENS, KELLIE D. KENNEDY, ALAN T. POPE
  • Patent number: 10997526
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to devices, systems, and methods for optimized integration of a human operator with a machine for safe and efficient operation. Accordingly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems, methods, and devices which evaluate and determine a cognitive state of an operator, and allocate tasks to either the machine and/or operator based on the cognitive state of the operator, among other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA
    Inventors: Angela R. Harrivel, Kellie D. Kennedy, Chad L Stephens, Alan T. Pope
  • Patent number: 10192173
    Abstract: Method and systems are disclosed for training state-classifiers for classification of cognitive state. A set of multimodal signals indicating physiological responses of an operator are sampled over a time period. A depiction of operation by the operator during the time period is displayed. In response to user input selecting a cognitive state for a portion of the time period, the one or more state-classifiers are trained. In training the state-classifiers, the set of multimodal signals sampled in the portion of the time period are used as input to the one or more state-classifiers and the selected one of the set of cognitive states is used as a target result to be indicated by the one or more state-classifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
    Inventors: Chad L. Stephens, Angela R. Harrivel, Alan T. Pope, Lawrence J Prinzel, III
  • Publication number: 20180189681
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to devices, systems, and methods for optimized integration of a human operator with a machine for safe and efficient operation. Accordingly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems, methods, and devices which evaluate and determine a cognitive state of an operator, and allocate tasks to either the machine and/or operator based on the cognitive state of the operator, among other factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Angela R. Harrivel, Kellie D. Kennedy, Chad L. Stephens, Alan T. Pope
  • Publication number: 20170220956
    Abstract: Method and systems are disclosed for training state-classifiers for classification of cognitive state. A set of multimodal signals indicating physiological responses of an operator are sampled over a time period. A depiction of operation by the operator during the time period is displayed. In response to user input selecting a cognitive state for a portion of the time period, the one or more state-classifiers are trained. In training the state-classifiers, the set of multimodal signals sampled in the portion of the time period are used as input to the one or more state-classifiers and the selected one of the set of cognitive states is used as a target result to be indicated by the one or more state-classifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Chad L. Stephens, Angela R. Harrivel, Alan T. Pope, Lawrence J. Prinzel