Pilot Display for eVTOL Transition Point Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Pilot displays in aircraft lack essential information for smooth transitions between rotor-based and fixed-wing flight modes, complicating the operation of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Innovation Solution
A sensor measures the aircraft's position and generates a position datum, which is processed by a computing device to determine the aircraft's position relative to a transition point, commanding a display to show a visual representation of this position, aiding pilots in navigating these transitions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a pilot display system is implemented in aircraft, then pilots can navigate transitions between flight modes, but the system complexity increases due to multiple sensors and computing devices
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is segmented into distinct functional modules: sensor modules for detecting aircraft position and transition point data, computing devices for processing the data and determining relative positions, and display modules for presenting visual information. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall system functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The computing device serves multiple functions: it receives position data from sensors, processes the data to determine aircraft position relative to transition points, generates visual representations, and controls the display output. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components for each task.
2Reliability
If visual representation of aircraft position is displayed, then transition between flight modes becomes smoother, but information processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously tracks and processes aircraft position data in advance, maintaining an updated visual representation of the aircraft's position relative to transition points. This preliminary processing ensures that when a transition is initiated, the information is already prepared and displayed immediately, reducing perceived processing time.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system provides continuous visual feedback to the pilot about the aircraft's position relative to transition points, enabling the pilot to make real-time adjustments. This feedback loop ensures smooth transitions by allowing proactive corrections before deviations become significant.
Data Source
AI summary
In an aspect of the present disclosure a pilot display system for an aircraft includes a sensor configured to measure an aircraft position and generate a position datum based on the aircraft position, a display incorporated in the aircraft, and a computing device communicatively connected to the sensor and the display, the computing device configured to receive a flight path including a transition point, determine, from the position datum, the aircraft position relative to the transition point, and command the display to display a visual representation of the aircraft position relative to the transition point.