Vehicle control and interface system

    公开(公告)号:US11874674B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-16

    申请号:US17370415

    申请日:2021-07-08

    申请人: Skyryse, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G05D1/10 G05D1/00

    摘要: A system and a method are disclosed for a vehicle control and interface system configured to facilitate control of different vehicles through universal mechanisms. The vehicle control and interface system can be integrated with different types of vehicles (e.g., rotorcraft, fixed-wing aircraft, motor vehicles, watercraft, etc.) in order to facilitate operation of the different vehicles using universal vehicle control inputs. In particular, the vehicle control and interface system converts universal vehicle control inputs describing a requested trajectory of a vehicle received from one or more universal vehicle control interfaces into commands for specific actuators of the vehicle configured to adjust a current trajectory of the vehicle to the requested trajectory. In order to convert the universal vehicle control inputs to actuator commands the vehicle control and interface system processes the universal vehicle control inputs using a universal vehicle control router.

    IN-FLIGHT VEHICLE USER INTERFACE
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240199225A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18541539

    申请日:2023-12-15

    申请人: Skyryse, Inc.

    摘要: A vehicle control and interface system described herein assists an operator of an aerial vehicle with the operation of an aerial vehicle, including navigating during flight. The system can generate a graphical user interface (GUI) through which an operator can specify navigation instructions (e.g., using finger gestures on a touch screen interface). In one example of controlling aerial vehicle navigation using a finger gesture, an operator swipes three fingers simultaneously upwards on a touchpad to increase the vertical speed of the aerial vehicle. The system can update the GUI to show, via a digital avatar of the aerial vehicle, the changing orientation of the aerial vehicle in substantially real time. The GUI may depict representations of the aerial vehicle's environment absent of objects at the surface of the earth or natural features at the earth's surface (e.g., rivers, canyons, mountains, etc.) to reduce a mental strain taken by an operator when using the GUI.

    VEHICLE STARTUP USER INTERFACE
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240199223A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18541492

    申请日:2023-12-15

    申请人: Skyryse, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B64D43/00

    CPC分类号: B64D43/00 B64C29/00

    摘要: A vehicle control and interface system described herein assists an operator of an aerial vehicle with the operation of an aerial vehicle, including preparing for flight. A vehicle control and interface system partially or fully automates a procedure for preparing an aerial vehicle for flight, which is referred to herein as engine startup. The engine startup can include safety and accuracy verifications before and after starting an aerial vehicle's engine. The system can check engine parameters (e.g., turbine rotational speeds, engine torque, engine oil pressure), cabin parameters (e.g., a status of seat belts or a current weight of passengers and cargo within the cabin), fuel load, an area around the aerial vehicle (e.g., using cameras to determine that the area is clear of objects before takeoff), any suitable measurement that impacts safe aerial vehicle operations, or a combination thereof.

    VEHICLE CONTROL AND INTERFACE SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220011783A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-13

    申请号:US17370415

    申请日:2021-07-08

    申请人: Skyryse, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G05D1/10 G05D1/00 B64C27/00

    摘要: A system and a method are disclosed for a vehicle control and interface system configured to facilitate control of different vehicles through universal mechanisms. The vehicle control and interface system can be integrated with different types of vehicles (e.g., rotorcraft, fixed-wing aircraft, motor vehicles, watercraft, etc.) in order to facilitate operation of the different vehicles using universal vehicle control inputs. In particular, the vehicle control and interface system converts universal vehicle control inputs describing a requested trajectory of a vehicle received from one or more universal vehicle control interfaces into commands for specific actuators of the vehicle configured to adjust a current trajectory of the vehicle to the requested trajectory. In order to convert the universal vehicle control inputs to actuator commands the vehicle control and interface system processes the universal vehicle control inputs using a universal vehicle control router.