Apparatus and method for controlling the balance of an urban air vehicle

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling balance of an urban air vehicle, the apparatus comprising a receiver configured to receive passenger information related to the urban air vehicle from a cloud server, and a controller configured to control balance of the urban air vehicle according to the received passenger information. The method for controlling balance of an urban air vehicle comprises the steps of receiving, by the receiver, passenger information related to the urban air vehicle from a cloud server, and controlling, by the controller, balance of the urban air vehicle according to the received passenger information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a technology for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles based on passenger information. Background Technology

[0002] In recent years, urban air mobility (UAM) has been developed as an air transportation system to address road traffic congestion. This type of urban air mobility is a mode of transportation that can safely transport passengers to designated locations. Compared to helicopters, it has lower operating costs because it can take off and land vertically without a separate runway, and it does not require a pilot because it can travel autonomously.

[0003] Because these urban air vehicles float and fly in the air, balance technology is crucial.

[0004] Because traditional urban air transport does not take passenger weight into account, it is difficult to fly safely when the weight is biased to one of the front, back, left, or right sides of the urban air transport because it cannot maintain balance properly.

[0005] The matters described in this background section are recorded to enhance the understanding of the background art of the present invention, and may include matters other than those known to a person skilled in the art to which this art pertains.

[0006] The information disclosed in the background section of this invention is only intended to enhance the understanding of the general background of the invention and should not be construed as an admission of prior art known to those skilled in the art or any form of advice. Summary of the Invention

[0007] Various aspects of the present invention aim to provide an apparatus and method for controlling the balance of an urban air vehicle, by collecting passenger information in various schemes, allocating seats in the urban air vehicle to each passenger based on the collected passenger information, adjusting the position of the seats in the urban air vehicle (moving seats in the forward / backward / left / right direction) based on the collected passenger information, or adjusting the output of a drive motor installed in the urban air vehicle based on the collected passenger information, thereby balancing the urban air vehicle and achieving safe flight.

[0008] The technical problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to those described above. Those skilled in the art to which the various exemplary embodiments of the present invention pertain will clearly understand any other technical problems not mentioned herein through the following description.

[0009] According to various aspects of the present invention, an apparatus for controlling the balance of an urban air vehicle includes: a receiver for receiving passenger information related to the urban air vehicle from a cloud server; and a controller configured to control the balance of the urban air vehicle based on the received passenger information.

[0010] In various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the controller may assign a seat in an urban air vehicle to each passenger based on passenger information to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle during flight.

[0011] In various exemplary embodiments of the invention, the controller may assign seats such that the weight ratio between left-side and right-side passengers in an urban air vehicle is equal to or less than a threshold, and the weight ratio between front-side and rear-side passengers in an urban air vehicle is equal to or less than a threshold.

[0012] In various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the controller can adjust the position of the seats in the urban air vehicle in the forward, backward, left and right directions according to passenger information to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle during flight.

[0013] In various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the controller may move the seats of passengers whose weight exceeds a reference value toward the vertical centerline and move the seats of passengers whose weight does not exceed the reference value in a direction away from the vertical centerline to balance the weight of passengers on the left and right sides of the urban air vehicle.

[0014] In various exemplary embodiments of the invention, the controller may move the seats of passengers whose weight exceeds a reference value toward the horizontal centerline and move the seats of passengers whose weight does not exceed the reference value in a direction away from the horizontal centerline to balance the weight of passengers on the front and rear sides of the urban air vehicle.

[0015] In various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the controller can adjust the output of each drive motor installed in the urban air vehicle according to passenger information to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle during flight.

[0016] In various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the controller may increase the output of the drive motor located on the heavier side of the passenger to balance the weight of passengers on the left and right sides of the urban air vehicle.

[0017] In various exemplary embodiments of the invention, the controller may increase the output of the drive motor located on the heavier side of the passenger to balance the weight of passengers on both sides of the urban air vehicle.

[0018] According to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a method for controlling the balance of an urban air vehicle includes the following steps: receiving passenger information related to the urban air vehicle from a cloud server by a receiver; and controlling the balance of the urban air vehicle by a controller based on the received passenger information.

[0019] In various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the step of controlling the balance of an urban air vehicle includes: assigning a seat in the urban air vehicle to each passenger based on passenger information to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle during flight.

[0020] In various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the step of allocating seats in an urban air vehicle includes: allocating seats such that the weight ratio between the left-side passenger and the right-side passenger in the urban air vehicle is equal to or less than a threshold, and the weight ratio between the front-side passenger and the rear-side passenger in the urban air vehicle is equal to or less than a threshold.

[0021] In various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the step of controlling the balance of an urban air vehicle includes: adjusting the position of the seats in the urban air vehicle in the forward, backward, left and right directions according to passenger information to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle during flight.

[0022] In various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the step of adjusting the position of seats in an urban air vehicle along the front, back, left, and right directions includes: moving the seats of passengers whose weight exceeds a reference value toward the vertical centerline, and moving the seats of passengers whose weight does not exceed the reference value in a direction away from the vertical centerline to balance the weight of passengers on the left and right sides of the urban air vehicle; and moving the seats of passengers whose weight exceeds the reference value toward the horizontal centerline, and moving the seats of passengers whose weight does not exceed the reference value in a direction away from the horizontal centerline to balance the weight of passengers on the front and rear sides of the urban air vehicle.

[0023] In various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the step of controlling the balance of an urban air vehicle includes: adjusting the output of each drive motor installed in the urban air vehicle according to passenger information to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle during flight.

[0024] In various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the step of adjusting the output of each drive motor installed in an urban air vehicle includes: increasing the output of the drive motor located on the side with the heavier passenger weight to balance the weight of passengers on the left and right sides of the urban air vehicle; and increasing the output of the drive motor located on the side with the heavier passenger weight to balance the weight of passengers on the front and rear sides of the urban air vehicle.

[0025] The methods and apparatus of the present invention have other features and advantages, which will be apparent or set forth in more detail in the accompanying drawings incorporated herein and in the following detailed description, and which together serve to explain certain principles of the invention. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Figure 1 This is a block diagram of an apparatus configured for controlling the balance of an urban air vehicle according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 2 This is a first example diagram illustrating, exemplarily, the operation of a controller provided in an apparatus configured for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 3A This is a second example diagram illustrating the operation of a controller provided in an apparatus configured to control the balance of an urban air vehicle according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, showing the process of adjusting the position of seats in the urban air vehicle in a left / right direction based on passenger information;

[0029] Figure 3B This is a second example diagram illustrating the operation of a controller provided in an apparatus configured to control the balance of an urban air vehicle according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, showing the process of adjusting the position of seats in the urban air vehicle in the forward / rear direction based on passenger information;

[0030] Figure 4 This is a third example diagram illustrating, exemplarily, the operation of a controller provided in an apparatus configured for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 5 This is a flowchart of a method for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention; and

[0032] Figure 6 This is a block diagram illustrating a computational system for implementing a method for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

[0033] It should be understood that the accompanying drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale and present slightly simplified representations of various features illustrating the basic principles of the invention. Specific design features of the invention included herein, including, for example, specific dimensions, orientations, positions, and shapes, will be determined in part by the specific intended application and environment of use.

[0034] In the accompanying drawings, reference numerals refer to the same or equivalent parts of the invention in several figures. Detailed Implementation

[0035] Reference will now be made in detail to various embodiments of the invention, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings and described below. While the invention will be described in conjunction with exemplary embodiments thereof, it should be understood that this specification is not intended to limit the invention to those exemplary embodiments. On the other hand, the invention is intended to cover not only the exemplary embodiments thereof, but also various alternatives, modifications, equivalents and other embodiments that may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

[0036] In the following, various exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary views. It should be noted that when adding reference numerals to components in each figure, the same or equivalent components are indicated by the same reference numerals even if they are shown in other figures. Furthermore, in describing exemplary embodiments of the present invention, detailed descriptions of related known configurations or functions will be omitted if it is determined that such descriptions would interfere with the understanding of exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

[0037] In describing components of exemplary embodiments of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc., may be used. These terms are intended only to distinguish components from other components, and do not limit the nature, order, or sequence of the components. Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains. It should be further understood that, unless so defined herein, terms as defined in common dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant field and should not be interpreted as having an idealized or overly formal meaning.

[0038] Figure 1 This is a block diagram of an apparatus configured for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

[0039] like Figure 1 As shown, the apparatus 100 for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention may include: a storage device 10, a communication device 20, and a controller 30. In this regard, in the embodiments of the apparatus 100 for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, components may be interconnected to form a single component, or some components may be omitted.

[0040] Here, the urban air vehicle 200 may include an output adjustment device 210 and a seat adjustment device 240. The output adjustment device 210 can adjust the output of the first drive motor 211, the second drive motor 221, and the nth drive motor 231 to provide power to the urban air vehicle 200. The seat adjustment device 240 can control the first motor 241, the second motor 251, and the nth motor 261 to adjust the position of the seats in the urban air vehicle 200. Specifically, the first drive motor 211 can drive the first propeller 212, the second drive motor 221 can drive the second propeller 222, and the nth drive motor 231 can drive the nth propeller 232. Furthermore, the first motor 241 can adjust the position of the first seat 242, the second motor 251 can adjust the position of the second seat 252, and the nth motor 261 can adjust the position of the nth seat 262.

[0041] In addition, the Connected Car Service (CCS) server 300, which acts as a cloud server, can collect and manage personal information related to users.

[0042] Each component will be described below. First, the storage device 10 can store various logics, algorithms, and programs required for controlling the balance (weight balance) of the urban air vehicle 200 based on passenger information obtained from the CCS server 300. Here, passenger information may include, for example, height, weight, age, etc.

[0043] Storage device 10 can store various logics, algorithms and programs required for allocating seats in urban air vehicles 200 for each passenger based on passenger information obtained from CCS server 300, in order to ensure the balance of urban air vehicles 200 during flight.

[0044] Storage device 10 can store various logics, algorithms, and programs required in the process of controlling seat adjustment device 240 to adjust the position of seats in urban air vehicle 200 forward / backward / left / right based on passenger information obtained from connected car service (CCS) server 300 to ensure the balance of urban air vehicle 200 during flight.

[0045] The storage device 10 can store various logics, algorithms and programs required in the process of controlling the output adjustment device 210 to adjust the output of each drive motor 211, 221 and 231 arranged in the urban air vehicle 200 based on passenger information obtained from the CCS server 300, so as to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle 200 during flight.

[0046] Such a storage device 10 may include flash memory, hard disk memory, micro memory, card memory (e.g., security digital card (SD card) or eXtream digital card (XD card)), or at least one type of recording medium (storage medium) such as random access memory (RAM), static RAM (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), magnetic RAM (MRAM), disk memory, and optical disk memory.

[0047] The communication device 20 can receive passenger information from the CCS server 300. In this respect, the communication device 20 can obtain passenger information from a separate server.

[0048] This first communication device 20 may include at least one of a mobile communication module, a wireless internet module, and / or a short-range communication module, as a module for sending and receiving data via a network.

[0049] The mobile communication module can communicate with the CCS server 300 through mobile communication networks established based on technical standards or communication schemes used for mobile communication (e.g., Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Code Division Multiple Access 2000 (CDMA2000), Enhanced Voice Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice Data Only (EV-DO), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), High-Speed ​​Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High-Speed ​​Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTEA), etc.), fourth-generation mobile telecommunications (4G), and fifth-generation mobile telecommunications (5G).

[0050] As a module for wireless internet access, the wireless internet module can communicate with the CCS server 300 through wireless local area network (WLAN), Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), WiBro, WiMAX, High-Speed ​​Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High-Speed ​​Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), LTE, and LTE-A.

[0051] Short-range communication modules can use Bluetooth. TM The system employs at least one of the following technologies to support short-range communication: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), and / or Wireless Universal Serial Bus (Wireless USB).

[0052] The controller 30 can perform overall control, enabling each component to perform its function correctly. This controller 30 can be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of both. The controller 30 can be implemented as a microprocessor, but is not limited to this.

[0053] The controller 30 can perform various controls required in the process of controlling the balance of the urban air vehicle 200 based on passenger information obtained from the networked vehicle service (CCS) server 300.

[0054] In addition, the controller 30 can perform various controls required in the process of allocating seats in the urban air vehicle 200 to each passenger based on passenger information obtained from the connected car service (CCS) server 300, so as to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle 200 during flight.

[0055] In addition, the controller 30 can control the seat adjustment device 240 based on passenger information obtained from the connected car service (CCS) server 300 to adjust the position of the seats in the urban air vehicle 200 in the forward, backward, left and right directions, thereby ensuring the balance of the urban air vehicle 200 during flight.

[0056] In addition, the controller 30 can control the output regulating device 210 to adjust the output of each drive motor 211, 221 and 231 placed in the urban air vehicle 200 based on passenger information obtained from the networked vehicle service (CCS) server 300, thereby ensuring the balance of the urban air vehicle 200 during flight.

[0057] In the following text, reference will be made to Figure 2 Figure 3 and Figure 4 Describe the operation of controller 30 in detail.

[0058] Figure 2 This is a first example diagram exemplarily illustrating the operation of a controller disposed in an apparatus configured to control the balance of an urban air vehicle according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, showing the process of assigning seats in the urban air vehicle 200 to each passenger based on passenger information. In this context, assigning seats in the urban air vehicle 200 to each passenger means determining that a passenger is seated in each seat.

[0059] like Figure 2As shown, the number of passengers in the city air transport vehicle 200 is, for example, a total of 6. Passenger 1 is 180cm tall, weighs 90kg, and is 30 years old; Passenger 2 is 160cm tall, weighs 50kg, and is 30 years old; Passenger 3 is 120cm tall, weighs 40kg, and is 12 years old; Passenger 4 is 190cm tall, weighs 100kg, and is 25 years old; Passenger 5 is 175cm tall, weighs 80kg, and is 40 years old; Passenger 6 is 155cm tall, weighs 45kg, and is 50 years old.

[0060] The controller 30 can assign seats to six passengers to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle 200 during flight. Specifically, the controller 30 can assign passenger 1 to the upper left seat, passenger 3 to the middle left seat, passenger 5 to the lower left seat, passenger 6 to the upper right seat, passenger 4 to the middle right seat, and passenger 2 to the lower right seat. In this regard, it is assumed that the center of gravity of the urban air vehicle 200 is located in the center of the boarding area, but it is not limited to this. That is, the controller 30 can take into account the center of gravity of the urban air vehicle 200 itself when assigning seats, regardless of whether the center of gravity of the urban air vehicle 200 is at the front or rear, thereby ensuring the balance of the urban air vehicle 200 during flight.

[0061] Therefore, the passenger weight on the left side 210 of the urban air vehicle 200 is 210 kg (90+40+80), and the passenger weight on the right side 220 is 195 kg (45+100+50). In this regard, since the weight difference between the left side 210 and the right side 220 of the urban air vehicle 200 is included within the error range (e.g., 20 kg), the controller 30 can determine that the urban air vehicle 200 is balanced in its left-right direction.

[0062] Furthermore, the passenger weight in the front 230 of the urban air vehicle 200 is 135 kg (90+45), while the passenger weight in the rear 240 is 130 kg (80+50). In this regard, since the weight difference between the front 230 and the rear 240 of the urban air vehicle 200 is included within the error range (e.g., 20 kg), the controller 30 can determine that the urban air vehicle 200 maintains balance in the longitudinal direction.

[0063] The controller 30 can assign seats to each passenger such that the weight ratio between the passenger weight on the left side 210 and the passenger weight on the right side 220 is equal to or less than a threshold, and the weight ratio between the passenger weight on the front side 230 and the passenger weight on the rear side 240 is equal to or less than a threshold.

[0064] Figure 3AThis is a second example diagram illustrating the operation of a controller provided in an apparatus configured to control the balance of an urban air vehicle according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, showing the process of adjusting the position of seats in the urban air vehicle in the left-right direction based on passenger information.

[0065] like Figure 3A As shown, passenger 1 is assigned to the upper left seat, passenger 3 to the middle left seat, passenger 5 to the lower left seat, passenger 2 to the upper right seat, passenger 4 to the middle right seat, and passenger 6 to the lower right seat. Therefore, the passenger weight on the left side 310 of the urban air vehicle 200 is 210 kg, and the passenger weight on the right side 320 is 195 kg.

[0066] The controller 30 can move the seat of passenger 1 along the vertical centerline 330, move the seat of passenger 2 to the right away from the vertical centerline 330, move the seat of passenger 3 to the left away from the vertical centerline 300, move the seat of passenger 4 along the vertical centerline 330, move the seat of passenger 5 along the vertical centerline 330, and move the seat of passenger 6 to the right away from the vertical centerline 330 to balance the weight of passengers on the left and right sides of the urban air vehicle 200.

[0067] The controller 30 can move the seat of a passenger whose weight exceeds the reference value (e.g., 70 kg) along the direction of the vertical center line 330, and move the seat of a passenger whose weight does not exceed the reference value to the left or right away from the vertical center line 330.

[0068] Figure 3B This is a second example diagram illustrating the operation of a controller provided in an apparatus configured to control the balance of an urban air vehicle according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, showing the process of adjusting the position of seats in the urban air vehicle in the forward and backward direction based on passenger information.

[0069] like Figure 3B As shown, passenger 1 is assigned to the upper left seat, passenger 3 to the middle left seat, passenger 5 to the lower left seat, passenger 6 to the upper right seat, passenger 2 to the middle right seat, and passenger 4 to the lower right seat. Therefore, the passenger weight at the front 350 of the urban air vehicle 200 is 135 kg, and the passenger weight at the rear 360 is 180 kg.

[0070] The controller 30 can move the seat of passenger 1 along the horizontal centerline 370, move the seat of passenger 5 along the horizontal centerline 370, move the seat of passenger 6 in a forward direction away from the horizontal centerline 370, and move the seat of passenger 4 along the horizontal centerline 370 to balance the weight of passengers on the front and rear sides of the urban air vehicle 200.

[0071] The controller 30 can move the seat of a passenger whose weight exceeds a reference value (e.g., 70 kg) along the horizontal center line 370, and move the seat of a passenger whose weight does not exceed the reference value in a forward or backward direction away from the horizontal center line 370.

[0072] The controller 30 has already moved the seat in the left and right directions. Figure 3A As described in the text, the controller 30 moves the seat in the front-to-back direction. Figure 3B The description is provided to aid understanding, but when applied to an actual urban air vehicle 200, the controller 30 can be implemented to move the seat in the forward, backward, left, and right directions. Furthermore, it can be... Figure 2 Additional procedures will be performed after the seating allocation process. Figure 3A and Figure 3B The process of moving the seat in the front, back, left, and right directions is shown.

[0073] Figure 4 This is a third example diagram illustrating the operation of a controller provided in an apparatus configured to control the balance of an urban air vehicle according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, showing the process of adjusting the output of drive motors 211, 221 and 231 provided in the urban air vehicle 200 based on passenger information.

[0074] like Figure 4 As shown, passenger 1 is assigned to the upper left seat, passenger 3 to the middle left seat, passenger 5 to the lower left seat, passenger 2 to the upper right seat, passenger 4 to the middle right seat, and passenger 6 to the lower right seat. Therefore, the passenger weight on the left side 410 of the urban air vehicle 200 is 210 kg, and the passenger weight on the right side 420 is 195 kg.

[0075] The controller 30 can control the output adjustment device 210 to increase the output of the first drive motor 211 and the second drive motor 221 located on the left wing of the urban air vehicle 200, so as to balance the weight of passengers on the left and right sides of the urban air vehicle 200.

[0076] When the weight of the passenger at the front of the urban air vehicle 200 is equal to or greater than the weight of the passenger at the rear by a threshold amount, the controller 30 can control the output regulating device 210 to increase the output of the drive motor located at the front of the urban air vehicle 200.

[0077] The controller 30 can control the output of each drive motor to balance the weight of passengers in the front / rear / left / right sides of the urban air vehicle 200.

[0078] Figure 5 This is a flowchart of a method for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

[0079] First, the communication device 20 can receive passenger information (501) related to the urban air vehicle 200 from the cloud server 300. That is, the controller 30 can obtain passenger information related to the urban air vehicle 200 from the cloud server 300 through the communication device 20.

[0080] Subsequently, the controller 30 can control the balance of the urban air vehicle 200 (502) based on the received passenger information. That is, the controller 30 can assign a seat in the urban air vehicle to each passenger based on the collected passenger information, adjust the position of the seats in the urban air vehicle (move the seats forward / backward / left / right) based on the collected passenger information, or adjust the output of the drive motor installed in the urban air vehicle based on the collected passenger information, thereby ensuring the weight balance of the urban air vehicle 200 during flight.

[0081] Figure 6 This is a block diagram illustrating a computational system for implementing a method for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

[0082] refer to Figure 6 The methods for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention can also be implemented using a computing system. The computing system 1000 may include at least one processor 1100, a memory 1300, a user interface input device 1400, a user interface output device 1500, a storage device 1600, and a network interface 1700 connected via a system bus 1200.

[0083] Processor 1100 may be a central processing unit (CPU) or a semiconductor device that executes processing on commands stored in memory 1300 and / or storage device 1600. Memory 1300 and storage device 1600 may include various types of volatile or non-volatile storage media. For example, memory 1300 may include ROM (Read-Only Memory) 1310 and RAM (Random Access Memory) 1320.

[0084] Therefore, the operation of the methods or algorithms described in conjunction with the exemplary embodiments contained herein can be implemented directly in hardware or software modules executed by processor 1100, or in a combination thereof. Software modules can reside on storage media (i.e., memory 1300 and / or storage device 1600), such as RAM, flash memory, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, registers, hard disks, solid-state drives (SSDs), removable disks, and CD-ROMs. Exemplary storage media are integrated with processor 1100, which can read information from and write information to the storage media. In another approach, the storage media can be integrated with processor 1100. The processor and storage media can reside within an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The ASIC can reside within a user terminal. In yet another approach, the processor and storage media can reside as separate components in the user terminal.

[0085] The above description is merely an explanation of the technical concept of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

[0086] Therefore, the exemplary embodiments included in the various exemplary embodiments of the present invention are not intended to limit the technical concept of the invention but are used to illustrate the invention, and the scope of the technical concept of the invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of the invention can be understood to be covered by the scope of the appended claims, and all technical concepts falling within the scope of the claims can be understood to be included within the scope of the invention.

[0087] The apparatus and method for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, as described above, can achieve safe flight by collecting passenger information in various scenarios, assigning seats in the urban air vehicle to each passenger based on the collected passenger information, adjusting the position of the seats in the urban air vehicle (moving the seats forward / backward / left / right) based on the collected passenger information, or adjusting the output of the drive motor installed in the urban air vehicle based on the collected passenger information to balance the urban air vehicle.

[0088] For ease of interpretation and precise definition of the appended claims, the terms “upper,” “lower,” “inner,” “outer,” “up,” “lower,” “upward,” “downward,” “front,” “rear,” “rear,” “inner,” “outer,” “inward,” “outer,” “inner side,” “outer side,” “inner,” “outer,” “internal,” “external,” “forward,” and “backward” are used to describe features of exemplary embodiments with reference to the positions of these features shown in the accompanying drawings. It will be further understood that the term “connection” or its derivatives refer to both direct and indirect connections.

[0089] Specific exemplary embodiments of the invention have been described above for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to exaggerate the invention or limit it to the exact forms disclosed; obviously, many modifications and variations can be made based on the foregoing teachings. These exemplary embodiments were chosen and described to explain certain principles of the invention and its practical application, enabling others skilled in the art to utilize the various exemplary embodiments of the invention, as well as their various alternatives and modifications. The scope of the invention is intended to be defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A device for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles, the device comprising: The receiver is configured to receive passenger information related to the city's air transport from a cloud server; as well as The controller is configured to control the balance of the urban air transport based on the received passenger information. The controller is configured to adjust the positions of the seats in the urban air vehicle in the forward, backward, left, and right directions according to the passenger information to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle during flight. The controller is configured to move the seats of passengers whose weight exceeds a reference value toward the vertical centerline and move the seats of passengers whose weight does not exceed the reference value away from the vertical centerline, so as to balance the weight of passengers on the left and right sides of the urban air vehicle.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The controller is configured to assign a seat in the urban air vehicle to each passenger based on the passenger information to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle during flight.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, The controller is configured to assign seats such that the weight ratio between left-side and right-side passengers in the urban air vehicle is equal to or less than a first threshold, and the weight ratio between front-side and rear-side passengers in the urban air vehicle is equal to or less than a second threshold.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, The first threshold is equal to the second threshold.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The controller is configured to move the seats of passengers whose weight exceeds a reference value toward the horizontal centerline and move the seats of passengers whose weight does not exceed the reference value away from the horizontal centerline to balance the weight of passengers on both sides of the urban air vehicle.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The controller is configured to adjust the output of each drive motor installed in the urban air vehicle based on the passenger information to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle during flight.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein, The controller is configured to increase the output of the drive motor located on the heavier side of the passenger to balance the weight of passengers on the left and right sides of the urban air vehicle.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein, The controller is configured to increase the output of the drive motor located on the heavier side of the passenger to balance the weight of passengers on both the front and rear sides of the urban air vehicle.

9. A method for controlling the balance of urban air vehicles, the method comprising the following steps: The receiver receives passenger information related to the city's air transport from the cloud server. as well as The controller manages the balance of the urban air transport vehicle based on the received passenger information. The steps for controlling the balance of the urban air transport vehicle include: Based on the passenger information, the positions of the seats in the urban air vehicle are adjusted along the front, rear, left, and right directions to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle during flight. The step of adjusting the position of the seats in the urban air transport vehicle along the front, back, left, and right directions includes: The seats of passengers whose weight exceeds the reference value are moved toward the vertical centerline, and the seats of passengers whose weight does not exceed the reference value are moved away from the vertical centerline, in order to balance the weight of passengers on the left and right sides of the urban air vehicle.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein, The steps for controlling the balance of the urban air transport vehicle include: Each passenger is assigned a seat in the urban air vehicle based on the passenger information to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle during flight.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein, The steps for allocating seats in the urban air transport vehicles include: The seats are allocated such that the weight ratio between the left-side and right-side passengers in the urban air vehicle is equal to or less than a first threshold, and the weight ratio between the front-side and rear-side passengers in the urban air vehicle is equal to or less than a second threshold.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein, The first threshold is equal to the second threshold.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein, The steps of adjusting the position of the seats in the urban air transport vehicle in the forward, backward, left, and right directions include: The seats of passengers whose weight exceeds the reference value are moved toward the horizontal centerline, and the seats of passengers whose weight does not exceed the reference value are moved away from the horizontal centerline, in order to balance the weight of passengers on both sides of the urban air vehicle.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein, The steps for controlling the balance of the urban air transport vehicle include: The output of each drive motor installed in the urban air vehicle is adjusted according to the passenger information to ensure the balance of the urban air vehicle during flight.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein, The steps of adjusting the output of each drive motor installed in the urban air vehicle include: Increase the output of the drive motor located on the heavier side of the passenger vehicle to balance the weight of passengers on both sides of the urban air transport vehicle; and Increase the output of the drive motor located on the heavier side of the passenger to balance the weight of passengers on both the front and rear sides of the urban air vehicle.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a program recorded thereon for performing the method according to claim 9.

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