Safe vertical take-off and landing aircraft payload distribution and adjustment

A computing system, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform operations, comprising:
• accessing a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft transport request for a payload associated with an individual;
• accessing a weight estimate of the payload associated with the individual;
• computing a payload assignment of the payload associated with the individual to a particular VTOL aircraft of a plurality of VTOL aircraft based on the weight estimate of the payload associated with the individual and a weight distribution criteria associated with the particular VTOL aircraft;
• computing, while the individual is at a transfer hub and using one or more physical weight sensors, a likelihood that the weight estimate of the payload associated with the individual does or does not violate the weight distribution criteria of the particular VTOL aircraft;
• computing that the likelihood satisfies a threshold;
• while the individual is at the transfer hub, transmitting data indicative of a flight of the particular VTOL aircraft to a computing device associated with the individual, wherein the flight is not communicated to the individual until after a determination that the likelihood satisfies the threshold;
• loading the particular VTOL aircraft with the payload assignment;
• computing, using one or more sensors of the VTOL aircraft, a total payload and a payload distribution of the particular VTOL aircraft loaded with the payload assignment;
• computing, based on the total payload, that the VTOL aircraft satisfies a weight threshold;
• computing, based on the payload distribution, that the VTOL aircraft satisfies a weight distribution threshold;
• and
• based on the VTOL aircraft satisfying the weight threshold and satisfying the weight distribution threshold, instructing take-off of the VTOL aircraft, the VTOL aircraft being configured to take-off vertically with the payload assignment.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium configured to store instructions for execution by at least one processor to perform operations, comprising:

• accessing a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft transport request for a payload associated with an individual;
• accessing a weight estimate of the payload associated with the individual;
• computing a payload assignment of the payload associated with the individual to a particular VTOL aircraft of a plurality of VTOL aircraft based on the weight estimate of the payload associated with the individual and a weight distribution criteria associated with the particular VTOL aircraft;
• computing, while the individual is at a transfer hub and using one or more physical weight sensors, a likelihood that the weight estimate of the payload associated with the individual does or does not violate the weight distribution criteria of the particular VTOL aircraft;
• computing that the likelihood satisfies a threshold;
• while the individual is at the transfer hub, transmitting data indicative of a flight of the particular VTOL aircraft to a computing device associated with the individual, wherein the flight is not communicated to the individual until after a determination that the likelihood satisfies the threshold;
• and
• loading the particular VTOL aircraft with the payload assignment;
• computing, using one or more sensors of the VTOL aircraft, a total payload and a payload distribution of the particular VTOL aircraft loaded with the payload assignment;
• computing, based on the total payload, that the VTOL aircraft satisfies a weight threshold;
• computing, based on the payload distribution, that the VTOL aircraft satisfies a weight distribution threshold;
• and
• based on the VTOL aircraft satisfying the weight threshold and satisfying the weight distribution threshold, instructing take-off of the VTOL aircraft, the VTOL aircraft being configured to take-off vertically with the payload assignment.