Methods and systems for executing a lighting scheme for a vertical take-off and landing vehicle using a controller

A lighting system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a plurality of lights disposed on or within the vehicle, wherein each light of the plurality of lights is configured to be turned on or off, emit colored light, emit light at a plurality of intensities, or a combination thereof;
• and
• a controller configured to execute a lighting scheme for the plurality of lights, wherein the lighting scheme is configured to convey a direction to the vehicle;
• wherein the controller is further configured to:
• receive passenger-specific data indicating an identifier associated with a passenger assigned to the vehicle;
• determine a configuration of the lighting scheme based on the identifier, wherein the identifier associated with the passenger includes an associated color;
• and
• execute the determined configuration of the lighting scheme so as to modify at least one of the plurality of lights from a first state to a second state different from the first state, including causing the at least one of the plurality of lights to change to the color associated with the identifier, wherein the at least one of the plurality of lights in the second state is configured to:
• i) visually distinguish a portion of the vehicle from another portion of the vehicle or from another vehicle, and ii) provide a visual cue indicating that the lighting scheme corresponds to the identifier associated with the passenger.

A method for controlling a lighting system for a vehicle to guide a passenger on a landing pad having a plurality of vehicles, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a controller associated with the vehicle, passenger-specific data including a location of the passenger on the landing pad and an identifier associated with the passenger, wherein the identifier associated with the passenger includes an associated color;
• determining, by the controller, a lighting scheme for a plurality of lights disposed on or within the vehicle, the lighting scheme comprising one or more of:
• turning on or off at least one of the lights, setting a color of at least one of the lights, and setting an intensity of at least one of the lights;
• executing, by the controller, the determined lighting scheme so as to modify at least one of the lights of the plurality lights from a first configuration to a second configuration different from the first configuration, wherein the second configuration conveys a direction of travel towards the vehicle and wherein executing the determined lighting scheme comprises causing the at least one of the lights to emit light of the color associated with the passenger.