摘要:
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a fuselage, an empennage having an all-moving horizontal stabilizer located at a tail end of the fuselage, a wing having the fuselage positioned approximately halfway between the distal ends of the wing, wherein the wing is configured to transform between a substantially straight wing configuration and a canted wing configuration using a canted hinge located on each side of the fuselage. The VTOL aircraft may further includes one or more retractable pogo supports, wherein a retractable pogo support is configured to deploy from each of the wing's distal ends.
摘要:
An aircrew automation system that provides a pilot with high-fidelity knowledge of the aircraft's physical state, and notifies that pilot of any deviations in expected state based on predictive models. The aircrew automation may be provided as a non-invasive ride-along aircrew automation system that perceives the state of the aircraft through visual techniques, derives the aircraft state vector and other aircraft information, and communicates any deviations from expected aircraft state to the pilot.
摘要:
An aircrew automation system that provides a pilot with high-fidelity knowledge of the aircraft's physical state, and notifies that pilot of any deviations in expected state based on predictive models. The aircrew automation may be provided as a non-invasive ride-along aircrew automation system that perceives the state of the aircraft through visual techniques, derives the aircraft state vector and other aircraft information, and communicates any deviations from expected aircraft state to the pilot.
摘要:
An aircrew automation system and method for use in an aircraft. The aircrew automation system comprises one or more processors, an optical perception system, an actuation system, and a human-machine interface. The optical perception system monitors, in real-time, one or more cockpit instruments of the aircraft visually to generate flight situation data. The actuation system mechanically engages at least one flight control of the aircraft in response to the one or more flight commands. The human-machine interface provides an interface between a human pilot and the aircrew automation system. The human-machine interface comprises a display device to display a status of the aircraft and the actuation system.
摘要:
In one example, a method of operating a plurality of aerial vehicles in an environment includes receiving, at a first command module of a first aerial vehicle navigating along a first flight path, sensor data from one or more sensors on board the first aerial vehicle. The sensor data reflects one or more characteristics of the environment. The method further includes determining, via the first command module, a change from a predetermined formation to a different formation for a second aerial vehicle based at least in part on the sensor data, where the predetermined formation and the different formation are relative to the first aerial vehicle. The method also including generating, via the first command module, control signals reflecting the change from the predetermined formation to the different formation and sending the control signals from the first aerial vehicle to the second aerial vehicle.
摘要:
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a fuselage, an empennage having an all-moving horizontal stabilizer located at a tail end of the fuselage, a wing having the fuselage positioned approximately halfway between the distal ends of the wing, wherein the wing is configured to transform between a substantially straight wing configuration and a canted wing configuration using a canted hinge located on each side of the fuselage. The VTOL aircraft may further includes one or more retractable pogo supports, wherein a retractable pogo support is configured to deploy from each of the wing's distal ends.
摘要:
In one example, a method of operating a plurality of aerial vehicles in an environment includes receiving, at a first command module of a first aerial vehicle navigating along a first flight path, sensor data from one or more sensors on board the first aerial vehicle. The sensor data reflects one or more characteristics of the environment. The method further includes determining, via the first command module, a change from a predetermined formation to a different formation for a second aerial vehicle based at least in part on the sensor data, where the predetermined formation and the different formation are relative to the first aerial vehicle. The method also including generating, via the first command module, control signals reflecting the change from the predetermined formation to the different formation and sending the control signals from the first aerial vehicle to the second aerial vehicle.
摘要:
An aircrew automation system that provides a pilot with high-fidelity knowledge of the aircraft's physical state, and notifies that pilot of any deviations in expected state based on predictive models. The aircrew automation may be provided as a non-invasive ride-along aircrew automation system that perceives the state of the aircraft through visual techniques, derives the aircraft state vector and other aircraft information, and communicates any deviations from expected aircraft state to the pilot.
摘要:
An aircrew automation system that provides a pilot with high-fidelity knowledge of the aircraft's physical state, and notifies that pilot of any deviations in expected state based on predictive models. The aircrew automation may be provided as a non-invasive ride-along aircrew automation system that perceives the state of the aircraft through visual techniques, derives the aircraft state vector and other aircraft information, and communicates any deviations from expected aircraft state to the pilot.