Systems and methods for simulating an electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft
AssigneeBeta Air, LLC
InventorEdward Hall
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Abstract
In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system for simulating an electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, including a fuselage 104 comprising one or more pilot inputs, each of the pilot inputs configured to detect pilot datum; a concave screen facing the fuselage 104; a plurality of projectors directed at the concave screen; a computing device communicatively connected to the plurality of projectors, the computing device configured to: receive the pilot datum detected by the pilot inputs; generate a simulated eVTOL flight maneuver as a function of the pilot datum; and command the plurality of projectors to display one or more images based on the simulated flight maneuver.
Claims18
A system for simulating an electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, comprising:
- a fuselage including one or more pilot inputs, each of the pilot inputs configured to detect pilot datum, wherein the pilot input comprises a linear thrust control, wherein the linear thrust control is configured to detect a pilot datum comprising at least a forward thrust command;
- a concave screen facing the fuselage;
- a plurality of projectors directed at the concave screen, wherein each of the plurality of projectors is configured to project a distinct image;
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- a computing device communicatively connected to the plurality of projectors, the computing device configured to:
- receive the pilot datum detected by the pilot inputs;
- generate a simulated eVTOL flight maneuver as a function of the pilot datum, wherein generating the simulated eVTOL flight maneuver comprises using an eVTOL aircraft model, including a battery model, to generate the simulated eVTOL flight maneuver, wherein the battery model comprises a model of at least a battery configured to power an eVTOL aircraft during flight, wherein the battery model includes at least a torque datum of at least a propulsor of the eVTOL;
- determine a performance of a user as a function of fuel efficiency of the battery model while engaging in the simulated eVTOL flight maneuver, wherein the performance of the user comprises identifying areas of improvement for a user;
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- command the plurality of projectors to display the performance of the user and one or more images based on the simulated eVTOL flight maneuver.
A method for implementing an aircraft simulation system, comprising:
- receiving, at a computing device communicatively connected to a plurality of projectors directed at a concave screen and from a plurality of pilot inputs installed in a fuselage, a pilot datum, wherein the pilot input comprises a linear thrust control, wherein the linear thrust control is configured to detect a pilot datum comprising at least a forward thrust command, wherein each of the plurality of projectors is configured to project a distinct image;
- generating, by the computing device, a simulated eVTOL flight maneuver as a function of the pilot datum, wherein generating the simulated eVTOL flight maneuver comprises using an eVTOL aircraft model, including a battery model, to generate the simulated eVTOL flight maneuver, wherein the battery model comprises a model of at least a battery configured to power an eVTOL aircraft during flight, wherein the battery model includes at least a torque datum of at least a propulsor of the eVTOL;
- determining, using the computing device, a performance of a user as a function of fuel efficiency of the battery model while engaging in the simulated eVTOL flight maneuver, wherein the performance comprises identifying areas of improvement for a user;
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- commanding, by the computing device, the plurality of projectors to display the performance of the user and one or more images based on the simulated flight maneuver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.