Provided is a method and control system for a plurality of passenger seat
belt mechanisms for appropriately securing and protecting passengers. The control
system enables the flight crew to monitor and remotely control the locking and
unlocking of passenger seat restraint mechanisms, thereby controlling the number
of passengers, at any given time, having access to the aircraft cabin during flight.
This control system is provided with a mechanism for collectively and selectively
locking and unlocking the seat restraint mechanisms. The control system is capable
of detecting and signaling the current state of a seat restraint mechanism.
