Spotlight Technologies Corporation
Veteran-owned company that develops wearable physiological and environmental sensor systems and data analytics to monitor human performance in high-risk aviation and defense environments. The organization designs, validates, and fields earcup-based and headset-integrated sensor platforms that capture multimodal biodata, provides real-time warnings, and delivers post-mission analytics for operational risk management and research.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Spotlight Technologies Corporation
Camden, New Jersey, United States
Patents
Products
Wearable earcup physiological and environmental sensor platform
Self-contained earcup module that houses PPG biosensors, inertial sensors, environmental sensors, microprocessors, and battery power to provide real-time monitoring, on-device logging, and onboard alerting without aircraft integration.
Headset-integrated air modular sensor retrofit
Modular OEM ear-seal replacement kit that converts commercial aviation headsets into biometric and environmental monitoring systems with real-time alerts and data capture.
Wearable earcup physiological and environmental sensor platform
Self-contained earcup module that houses PPG biosensors, inertial sensors, environmental sensors, microprocessors, and battery power to provide real-time monitoring, on-device logging, and onboard alerting without aircraft integration.
Headset-integrated air modular sensor retrofit
Modular OEM ear-seal replacement kit that converts commercial aviation headsets into biometric and environmental monitoring systems with real-time alerts and data capture.
Services
Post-sortie data aggregation, automated post-flight reporting, trend analysis, and integration of derived metrics into Operational Risk Management systems and individual crew profiles.
Conducting centrifuge, altitude chamber, acoustic assessments, and operational flight trials to validate sensor performance and system readiness.
Design and execution of short- and long-term biometric studies, data collection, and analysis to develop predictive models of human performance.
Post-sortie data aggregation, automated post-flight reporting, trend analysis, and integration of derived metrics into Operational Risk Management systems and individual crew profiles.
Conducting centrifuge, altitude chamber, acoustic assessments, and operational flight trials to validate sensor performance and system readiness.
Design and execution of short- and long-term biometric studies, data collection, and analysis to develop predictive models of human performance.
Expertise Areas
- Human performance monitoring in aviation
- Wearable biosensor hardware development
- Physiological signal processing and artifact reduction
- Real-time alerting and predictive risk modeling
Key Technologies
- Reflectance photoplethysmography (PPG) behind the ear
- Multi-wavelength optical biosensors
- Inertial measurement / 6DoF accelerometry
- Environmental sensors (cabin pressure, gas/VOC, airflow)
News & Updates
Peer-reviewed study evaluating behind-the-ear reflectance PPG sensor accuracy against arterial blood gas and other commercial sensors in hypoxic conditions; reported RMS error of 2.61% over 70–100% SaO2.
Article summarizing findings that a behind-ear PPG location can detect SpO2 changes earlier than finger sensors during hypoxic events.
Announcement of a contract manufacturing agreement to produce the company's sensor ecosystem through a Vermont-based contract manufacturer.
Root mean square (RMS) error of 2.61% over 70–100% SaO2 reported in validation studies (below 3.5% FDA requirement).
System deployed in operational and test flights with reported total sorties exceeding 3,800 across multiple fighter and trainer aircraft types.
System reported as fully flight-tested and at Technology Readiness Level 9 with operational testing alongside USAF and Navy units.
Peer-reviewed study evaluating behind-the-ear reflectance PPG sensor accuracy against arterial blood gas and other commercial sensors in hypoxic conditions; reported RMS error of 2.61% over 70–100% SaO2.
Article summarizing findings that a behind-ear PPG location can detect SpO2 changes earlier than finger sensors during hypoxic events.
Announcement of a contract manufacturing agreement to produce the company's sensor ecosystem through a Vermont-based contract manufacturer.
Root mean square (RMS) error of 2.61% over 70–100% SaO2 reported in validation studies (below 3.5% FDA requirement).
System deployed in operational and test flights with reported total sorties exceeding 3,800 across multiple fighter and trainer aircraft types.
System reported as fully flight-tested and at Technology Readiness Level 9 with operational testing alongside USAF and Navy units.