Charging station for self-balancing multicopter

A method, comprising:

• sending a charging request to an area controller, wherein:
• the area controller is associated with an area including a plurality of chargers;
• the area controller tracks an occupancy status for each charger in the plurality of chargers;
• and
• the area is surrounded by a fence;
• receiving an assignment of a charger from the plurality of chargers in the area, wherein:
• the assign ed charger is determined by the area controller based at least in part on:
• (1) the tracked occupancy status for each charger in the plurality of chargers and (2) maximizing a distance between an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle and any other vehicle that is being charged by the plurality of chargers;
• and
• at least one charger of the plurality of chargers is a below-ground charger having a top surface substantially level with the ground;
• and
• instructing the eVTOL vehicle to perform a vertical landing above the assigned charger, wherein the eVTOL vehicle includes:
• a rotor that is configured to rotate during loading to dynamically counterbalance wind effects;
• a spar including a vertical portion and at least one horizontal crossbar coupled to a first end of the vertical portion, wherein the rotor is provided on the at least one horizontal crossbar;
• and
• a male charging port that is provided on and configured to charge a battery in the eVTOL vehicle including by detachably coupling the male charging port that is part of the eVTOL vehicle and a female charging port that is part of the assigned charger.

A computer program product embodied in non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

• sending a charging request to an area controller, wherein:
• the area controller is associated with an area including a plurality of chargers;
• the area controller tracks an occupancy status for each charger in the plurality of chargers;
• and
• the area is surrounded by a fence;
• receiving an assignment of a charger from the plurality of chargers in the area, wherein:
• the assign ed charger is determined by the area controller based at least in part on:
• (1) the tracked occupancy status for each charger in the plurality of chargers and (2) maximizing a distance between an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle and any other vehicle that is being charged by the plurality of chargers;
• and
• at least one charger of the plurality of chargers is a below-ground charger having a top surface substantially level with the ground;
• and
• instructing the eVTOL vehicle to perform a vertical landing above the assigned charger, wherein the eVTOL vehicle includes:
• a rotor that is configured to rotate during loading to dynamically counterbalance wind effects;
• a spar including a vertical portion and at least one horizontal crossbar coupled to a first end of the vertical portion, wherein the rotor is provided on the at least one horizontal crossbar;
• and
• a male charging port that is provided on and configured to charge a battery in the eVTOL vehicle including by detachably coupling the male charging port that is part of the eVTOL vehicle and a female charging port that is part of the assigned charger.