Aspects relate to method and systems for wrapping simulated intra-aircraft communication to a physical controller area network. An exemplary method includes receiving simulator data from an aircraft simulator, disaggregating a simulated digital message from the simulator data, abstracting a simulated signal as a function of the simulated digital message, transmitting the simulated signal on at least a controller area network (CAN), receiving, using at least an aircraft component communicative with the at least a CAN, the simulated signal by way of the at least a CAN, transmitting a phenomenal signal by way of the at least a CAN, receiving the phenomenal signal by way of the at least a CAN, converting a phenomenal digital message as a function of the phenomenal signal, and inputting the phenomenal digital message to the aircraft simulator.

A system for autonomous flight of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The system may include a fuselage, a plurality of laterally extending elements, a plurality of propulsors, a flight controller, and a pilot override switch. The plurality of laterally extending elements are attached to the fuselage. The plurality of propulsors is attached to the plurality of laterally extending elements. The flight controller is communicatively connected to the pilot override switch. The flight controller is configured to identify a flight transition point, initiate rotation about an axis of the fuselage a as function of the flight transition point, and terminate rotation once the desired flight angle is reached.

A system for autonomous flight of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The system may include a fuselage, a plurality of laterally extending elements, a plurality of propulsors, a flight controller, and a pilot override switch. The plurality of laterally extending elements are attached to the fuselage. The plurality of propulsors is attached to the plurality of laterally extending elements. The flight controller is communicatively connected to the pilot override switch. The flight controller is configured to identify a flight transition point, initiate rotation about an axis of the fuselage a as function of the flight transition point, and terminate rotation once the desired flight angle is reached.

Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle using speech recognition. One method involves automatically identifying a parameter value for an operational subject based at least in part on a preceding audio communication with respect to the vehicle and thereafter recognizing an audio input as an input command, determining a second operational subject associated with the input command, and automatically commanding a vehicle system to implement the parameter value for the operational subject when the second operational subject maps or otherwise corresponds to the operational subject associated with the parameter value. In this regard, the second operational subject may be conveyed by a user enunciating placeholder terminology that maps to the operational subject as part of the input command.

To provide an aerial vehicle that can realize ease of operation during driving. An aerial vehicle according to the present technology includes: a vehicle body extending in a front-rear direction; a saddle section provided on an upper side of the vehicle body; a grip section provided on the front side of the saddle section in the vehicle body; and a rotary wing section which is provided in the vehicle body and which generates lift and/or thrust with respect to the vehicle body; wherein an operation section for performing operations pertaining to actions relating to ascent and/or propulsion of the vehicle body is provided in the grip section.

A system for distributed pilot control of an aircraft includes a plurality of flight components, an aircraft control located within the aircraft, and an aircraft component attached to a flight component of the plurality of flight components, wherein the aircraft component is configured to receive, from a command sensor attached to the aircraft control, an aircraft command, obtain, from an attitude sensor, an aircraft orientation, receive, as a function of a notification unit, a pilot signal, and command the flight component to produce a response command as a function of the pilot signal.

A system for distributed pilot control of an aircraft includes a plurality of flight components, an aircraft control located within the aircraft, and an aircraft component attached to a flight component of the plurality of flight components, wherein the aircraft component is configured to receive, from a command sensor attached to the aircraft control, an aircraft command, obtain, from an attitude sensor, an aircraft orientation, receive, as a function of a notification unit, a pilot signal, and command the flight component to produce a response command as a function of the pilot signal.

A portable computerized device for an aircraft control system includes an input system for inputting commands, a device display for displaying information on the computerized device, a processor, a wireless communication module, and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions configured to cause the processor to perform a method. The method can include detecting whether the portable computerized device is in a cockpit state such that the portable computerized device is in and/or docked to an aircraft cockpit or if the portable computerized device is in a remote state such that the portable computerized device is not in an aircraft cockpit or is not docked to an aircraft cockpit. If the portable computerized device is determined to be in a remote state, the method includes operating the remote device in a remote mode. If the portable computerized device is determined to be in a cockpit state, the method includes operating the device in a local mode.

A hover and thrust control assembly for dual-mode aircraft including a plurality of flight components mechanically coupled to an aircraft includes a support structure attached to an aircraft frame of an aircraft having a control stick coupled to the support structure. The control stick may include a length and radius and configured to be manipulated along a plurality of axes, wherein the manipulation of the control stick produces an electronic signal, wherein the control stick is further configured to be manipulated rotationally about the length of the control stick. A first interface device disposed on the control stick may be configured to receive an interaction and adjust a lift of the dual-mode aircraft as a function of the interaction. A second interface device may be configured to receive an interaction and adjust the lift of the dual-mode aircraft as a function of the interaction.

The present invention is directed to systems and methods for redundant flight control configured for use in an aircraft. More specifically, a system is provided that includes a plurality of actuators that are configured to move a flight component of an aircraft such that one actuator is configured to move the flight component if the other actuator fails to move the flight component upon receipt of an attitude command from a pilot control.