Systems and methods for the remote piloting of an electric aircraft
AssigneeBeta Air, LLC
InventorsNicholas Moy, Collin Freiheit, Joshua E. Auerbach
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Abstract
A system and method for the remote piloting of an electric aircraft is illustrated. The system comprises a remote device located outside an electric aircraft, wherein the remote device is configured to receive a flight command input from a user and transmit the flight command input to a flight controller located on the aircraft. The flight controller is located inside the aircraft and configured to receive the flight command input from the remote device and enact the flight command autonomously as a function of the flight command input.
Claims20
A system for remote piloting of a manned electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the system comprising:
- a remote device located outside and communicatively connected to the manned electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, wherein the remote device comprises a flight simulator, wherein the flight simulator is configured to:
- receive a flight command input from a user;
- and
- transmit the flight command input to a flight controller located on the aircraft, wherein flight command input configures the flight controller to enact a flight command autonomously as a function of the flight command input;
- receive at least a sensor input from the flight controller;
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- simulate flight of the aircraft as a function of the at least a sensor input, wherein simulating flight of the aircraft comprises generating a model of the manned electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
A method for remote piloting of a manned electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the method comprising:
- locating a remote device outside and communicatively connected to the manned electric take-off and landing aircraft;
- receiving, at a remote device comprising a flight simulator, a flight command input from a user;
- transmitting, at a remote device, the flight command input to a flight controller located on the aircraft;
- and
- configuring the flight controller to enact a flight command autonomously as a function of the flight command input;
- receiving, at the remote device, at least a sensor input from the flight controller;
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- simulating flight of the aircraft as a function of the at least a sensor input, wherein simulating flight of the aircraft comprises generating a model of the manned electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.