Flight control device and non-transitory computer readable medium storing flight control program

A flight control device for controlling a flight vehicle having an occupant compartment, the flight control device comprising:

• at least one processor with a memory storing a flight control program, wherein
• the at least one processor is configured to cause the flight control device to:
• operate the flight vehicle in accordance with an operating mode;
• set the operating mode for controlling the flight vehicle to one of normal modes when no abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle;
• and
• change the operating mode to one of fail-safe modes causing the flight vehicle to perform landing depending on a current one of the normal modes when the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle, wherein:
• the normal modes include:
• a vertical take-off mode causing the flight vehicle to perform vertical take-off,
• a vertical landing mode causing the flight vehicle to perform vertical landing,
• a cruise mode causing the flight vehicle to perform cruising,
• a hovering mode causing the flight vehicle to perform hovering, and
• a take-off preparation mode causing the flight vehicle to perform take-off preparation;
• the fail-safe modes include:
• an abnormal-landing mode causing the flight vehicle having the abnormality to perform vertical landing,
• a resetting mode resetting a flight route to enable the flight vehicle having the abnormality to perform landing at a destination, and
• a take-off restriction mode preventing the flight vehicle from performing take-off, and
• a landing continuation mode causing the flight vehicle having the abnormality to continue vertical landing;
• the at least one processor is configured to cause the flight control device to change the operating mode to the abnormal-landing mode, the resetting mode, the take-off restriction mode or the landing continuation mode depending on the current one of the normal modes when the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle;
• the at least one processor is configured to cause the flight control device to:
• change the operating mode to the abnormal-landing mode in response to determining that (i) the operating mode is the vertical take-off mode and (ii) the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle;
• change the operating mode to the landing continuation mode in response to determining that (i) the operating mode is the vertical landing mode and (ii) the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle;
• change the operating mode to the resetting mode in response to determining that (i) the operating mode is the cruise mode or the hovering mode and (ii) the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle;
• change the operating mode to the take-off restriction mode in response to determining that (i) the operating mode is the take-off preparation mode and (ii) the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle;
• output a notification of an inspection request for the flight vehicle based on the operating mode changed to the take-off restriction mode;
• and
• receive a command of releasing the take-off restriction from an external controller to release the take-off restriction when the flight vehicle is diagnosed by the external controller as normal based on the inspection request,
• the flight vehicle is provided with a power storage device that stores electric power for flying of the flight vehicle;
• and
• the at least one processor is configured to cause the flight control device to:
• calculate a flight-possible range in which the flight vehicle is capable of flying with a remaining amount of the electric power remaining in the power storage device,
• search for a landing-possible place which is a place where the flight vehicle can land and is included in the flight-possible range, and
• set the landing-possible place as the destination when the landing-possible place is found.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a flight control program for controlling a flight vehicle having an occupant compartment, the program comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to carry out:

• operating the flight vehicle in accordance with an operating mode;
• setting the operating mode for controlling the flight vehicle to one of normal modes when no abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle;
• and
• changing the operating mode to one of fail-safe modes causing the flight vehicle to perform landing depending on a current one of the normal modes when the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle, wherein:
• the fail-safe modes include
• an abnormal-landing mode causing the flight vehicle having the abnormality to perform vertical landing,
• a resetting mode resetting a flight route to enable the flight vehicle having the abnormality to perform landing at a destination, and
• a take-off restriction mode preventing the flight vehicle from performing take-off;
• the changing includes changing the operating mode to the abnormal-landing mode, the resetting mode or the take-off restriction mode depending on the current one of the normal modes when the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle,
• the normal modes include a take-off preparation mode causing the flight vehicle to perform take-off preparation;
• the changing includes:
• changing the operating mode to the take-off restriction mode in response to determining that (i) the operating mode is the take-off preparation mode and (ii) the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle;
• outputting a notification of an inspection request for the flight vehicle based on the operating mode changed to the take-off restriction mode;
• and
• receiving a command of releasing the take-off restriction from an external controller to release the take-off restriction when the flight vehicle is diagnosed by the external controller as normal based on the inspection request.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a flight control program for controlling a flight vehicle having an occupant compartment, the program comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to carry out:

• operating the flight vehicle in accordance with an operating mode;
• setting the operating mode for controlling the flight vehicle to one of normal modes when no abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle;
• and
• changing the operating mode to one of fail-safe modes causing the flight vehicle to perform landing depending on a current one of the normal modes when the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle, wherein:
• the normal modes include
• a vertical take-off mode causing the flight vehicle to perform vertical take-off,
• a vertical landing mode causing the flight vehicle to perform vertical landing,
• a cruise mode causing the flight vehicle to perform cruising,
• a hovering mode causing the flight vehicle to perform hovering, and
• a take-off preparation mode causing the flight vehicle to perform take-off preparation;
• the fail-safe modes include
• an abnormal-landing mode causing the flight vehicle having the abnormality to perform vertical landing,
• a resetting mode resetting a flight route to enable the flight vehicle having the abnormality to perform landing at a destination,
• a take-off restriction mode preventing the flight vehicle from performing take-off, and
• a landing continuation mode causing the flight vehicle having the abnormality to continue vertical landing;
• the changing includes changing the operating mode to the abnormal-landing mode, the resetting mode, the take-off restriction mode or the landing continuation mode depending on the current one of the normal modes when the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle;
• the changing includes
• changing the operating mode to the abnormal-landing mode in response to determining that (i) the operating mode is the vertical take-off mode and (ii) the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle,
• changing the operating mode to the landing continuation mode when in response to determining that (i) the operating mode is the vertical landing mode and (ii) the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle,
• changing the operating mode to the resetting mode in response to determining that (i) the operating mode is the cruise mode or the hovering mode and (ii) the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle,
• changing the operating mode to the take-off restriction mode in response to determining that (i) the operating mode is the take-off preparation mode and (ii) the abnormality has occurred in the flight vehicle,
• outputting a notification of an inspection request for the flight vehicle based on the operating mode changed to the take-off restriction mode,
• receiving a command of releasing the take-off restriction from an external controller to release the take-off restriction when the flight vehicle is diagnosed by the external controller as normal based on the inspection request;
• the flight vehicle is provided with a power storage device that stores electric power for flying of the flight vehicle;
• and
• the program further comprising instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to carry out:
• calculating a flight-possible range in which the flight vehicle is capable of flying with a remaining amount of the electric power remaining in the power storage device;
• searching for a landing-possible place which is a place where the flight vehicle can land and is included in the flight-possible range;
• and
• setting the landing-possible place as the destination when the landing-possible place is found.