FOUR-AXIS MECHANICAL CONTROLLER
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220326727A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17715316

    申请日:2022-04-07

    申请人: Skyryse, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G05G9/047 G05G5/03

    摘要: A mechanical controller provides four-axis control of a vehicle's position and movement. For example, the controller provides control of a vehicle's operations through a lateral axis, longitudinal axis, directional axis, and a grip axis (e.g., operating a thumbwheel of the mechanical controller that provides additional control inputs to the vehicle). The mechanical controller can provide independent force feel mechanisms in each of the lateral, longitudinal, and directional axes of movement. Additionally, the mechanical controller may provide a redundant force feel mechanism (e.g., for increased safety). For example, redundant springs and dampers may be incorporated in each axis's force feel mechanism. The mechanical controller may include a plunger and spring assembly to provide a force feel mechanism in the lateral and longitudinal axes. In addition to this spring force, surfaces of a contact region between the plunger and a plunger actuating plate may be shaped to produce force feel characteristics.

    REDUNDANCY SYSTEMS FOR FLY-BY-WIRE VEHICLES
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240326986A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18597818

    申请日:2024-03-06

    申请人: Skyryse, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B64C13/50

    CPC分类号: B64C13/505 B64C13/503

    摘要: A universal vehicle control router for fly-by-wire aircraft may include multiple vehicle control computers, such as flight control computers. Each flight control computer may be part of an independent channel that provides instructions to multiple actuators to control multiple vehicle components. Each channel is a distinct pathway capable of delivering a system function, such as moving an actuator. Each flight control computer may include a fully analyzable and testable voter (FAT voter). In the event of a failure to one of the flight control computers, the FAT voters may cause the failing flight control computer to be ignored or shut off power. Each flight control computer may comprise a backup battery. In the event of a power disruption from the primary power source, such as a generator and primary battery, the backup battery may power the flight control computer and all actuators.

    SOFTWARE UPDATE SYSTEM FOR AERIAL VEHICLES
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240069890A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18239652

    申请日:2023-08-29

    申请人: Skyryse, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F8/65

    CPC分类号: G06F8/65

    摘要: A software update system is disclosed for managing a remote software updating process for aerial vehicles. Responsive to receiving an indication from a companion application that an update for a display or a Flight Control Computer (FCC) is available for installation, the software update system may determine if a set of requirements are met by retrieving information associated with the aircraft from the sensors of the aircraft. The software update system may determine whether the aircraft is suitable for performing the installation of the update by checking a set of requirements and retrieving information from the sensors of the aircraft. The software update system may further determine if the update is for a display or an FCC and perform a different remote update process for each type of update correspondingly.

    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.

    VEHICLE CONTROL AND INTERFACE SYSTEM
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240201693A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18523216

    申请日:2023-11-29

    申请人: Skyryse, Inc.

    摘要: Embodiments relate to an aircraft control router for an aircraft. The aircraft control router may include a command processing module, sensor validation module, aircraft state estimation module, and control laws module. The command processing module may be configured to generate aircraft trajectory values based on received aircraft control inputs. The sensor validation module may be configured to validate sensor signals generated by sensors of the aircraft. The aircraft state estimation module may be configured to determine an estimated aircraft state of the aircraft based on the validated sensor signals. The control laws module may be configured to generate actuator commands for actuators of the aircraft to adjust control surfaces of the aircraft, where the generated actuator commands are based on aircraft trajectory values, validated sensor signals, and an estimated aircraft state. The aircraft control router may transmit the generated actuator commands to actuators of the aircraft.

    IN-FLIGHT VEHICLE USER INTERFACE
    10.
    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.