eVTOL Navigation Control With Autonomous Pilot Backup
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Solution Overview
Problem
In electrically propelled vehicles, particularly eVTOL aircraft, there is a challenge in ensuring continuous control and navigation, as pilots may not always be able to manage the aircraft effectively during flights.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a sensor to detect navigation signals, a flight controller to identify navigation status and determine aircraft adjustments, and a pilot display to present these adjustments, with an autonomous function that can enact these adjustments automatically, enabling the aircraft to navigate and control itself.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a pilot manually controls the aircraft, then the pilot can make real-time decisions, but the pilot may be unable to control or navigate the aircraft at all times
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables the aircraft to navigate and control itself through autonomous functions that automatically adjust flight parameters based on sensor data and flight controller processing, allowing the aircraft to serve its own navigation needs without constant pilot intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors navigation signals through sensors, processes this information through the flight controller, and automatically adjusts aircraft parameters based on the identified navigation status, creating a closed-loop feedback system that maintains reliable control without requiring constant pilot input
2Reliability
If autonomous navigation is implemented, then continuous control is maintained, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The flight controller serves multiple functions including receiving navigation signals, identifying navigation status, determining aircraft adjustments, and presenting information to the pilot, allowing a single component to handle various navigation tasks and reducing overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system combines sensor detection, signal processing, navigation status identification, and control adjustment determination into an integrated navigation system where components work together seamlessly, merging multiple functions into a coordinated system rather than separate independent systems
Data Source
AI summary
A system for electric aircraft navigation includes a sensor configured to detect a navigation signal, a flight controller, wherein the flight controller is configured to receive the navigation signal, identify a navigation status as a function of the navigation signal, and determine an aircraft adjustment as a function of the navigation status, and a pilot display, wherein the pilot display is configured to display the aircraft adjustment to a user, and present an autonomous function configured to enact the aircraft adjustment automatically.