FLIGHT DIRECTION INDICATION SYSTEM FOR AN AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF INDICATING A FLIGHT DIRECTION OF AN AERIAL VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:EP3766786A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-20

    申请号:EP19186181.4

    申请日:2019-07-14

    IPC分类号: B64D47/06 B64C39/02 B64C27/46

    摘要: A flight direction indication system (2) for an aerial vehicle (100) having a plurality of rotors (110) includes: for each of the plurality of rotors (110), at least one rotor blade (10) having a plurality of light sources (20) arranged along a radial extension of the rotor blade (10); and a control unit (30), coupled to the plurality of light sources (20) of the rotor blades (10) of the plurality of rotors (110); wherein the control unit (30) is configured to effect a coordinated control of the plurality of light sources (20) of the rotor blades (10) of the plurality of rotors (110), with the coordinated control yielding an image (80) or a sequence of images across the plurality of rotors (10) to an observer of the aerial vehicle (100); and wherein the control unit (30) is configured to control the plurality of light sources (20) of the rotor blades (10) of the plurality of rotors (110) on the basis of a momentary flight direction (70) of the aerial vehicle (100), with said image (80) or said sequence of images comprising a flight direction indication, indicative of the momentary flight direction (70) of the aerial vehicle (100).