Device and method for controlling balance of urban air mobility

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11976998-B2
Application number	US-202117339453-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2021
Priority date	Dec 8, 2020
Publication date	May 7, 2024
Grant date	May 7, 2024

Abstract

A device for controlling a balance of an urban air mobility, may include a receiver configured to receive occupant information related to the urban air mobility from a cloud server; and a controller configured to control the balance of the urban air mobility according to the received occupant information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for controlling a balance of an urban air mobility, the device comprising:
a receiver configured to receive occupant information related to the urban air mobility from a cloud server; and
a controller configured to control the balance of the urban air mobility according to the received occupant information,
wherein the controller is configured to adjust a location of a seat in the urban air mobility in forward, rearward, left, and right directions of the urban air mobility according to the occupant information to secure the balance during flight of the urban air mobility.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to allocate the seat in the urban air mobility to each occupant according to the occupant information to secure the balance during flight of the urban air mobility.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to allocate the seat so that a weight ratio between occupants on a left side and occupants on a right side in the urban air mobility becomes to be equal to or less than a first threshold, and a weight ratio between occupants on a front side and occupants on a rear side in the urban air mobility becomes to be equal to or less than a second threshold.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the first threshold is equal to the second threshold.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to move a seat of an occupant whose body weight exceeds a reference value toward a vertical center line and move a seat of an occupant whose body weight does not exceed the reference value in a direction to be away from the vertical center line to balance weights of occupants on left and right sides in the urban air mobility.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to move a seat of an occupant whose body weight exceeds a reference value toward a horizontal center line and move a seat of an occupant whose body weight does not exceed the reference value in a direction to be away from the horizontal center line to balance weights of occupants on front and rear sides in the urban air mobility.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to adjust an output of each driving motor mounted in the urban air mobility according to the occupant information to secure the balance during flight of the urban air mobility.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to increase an output of a driving motor located on a side where a weight of occupants is heavier to balance weights of occupants on left and right sides in the urban air mobility.

9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to increase an output of a driving motor located on a side where a weight of occupants is heavier to balance weights of occupants on front and rear sides in the urban air mobility.

10. A method for controlling a balance of an urban air mobility, the method comprising:
receiving, by a receiver, occupant information related to the urban air mobility from a cloud server; and
controlling, by a controller, the balance of the urban air mobility according to the received occupant information,
wherein the controlling of the balance of the urban air mobility includes:
adjusting a location of a seat in the urban air mobility in forward, rearward, left, and right directions of the urban air mobility according to the occupant information to secure the balance during flight of the urban air mobility.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the controlling of the balance of the urban air mobility includes:
allocating the seat in the urban air mobility to each occupant according to the occupant information to secure the balance during flight of the urban air mobility.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the allocating of the seat in the urban air mobility includes:
allocating the seat so that a weight ratio between occupants on a left side and occupants on a right side in the urban air mobility becomes to be equal to or less than a first threshold, and a weight ratio between occupants on a front side and occupants on a rear side in the urban air mobility becomes to be equal to or less than a second threshold.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first threshold is equal to the second threshold.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the adjusting of the location of the seat in the urban air mobility in the forward, rearward, left, and right directions includes:
moving a seat of an occupant whose body weight exceeds a reference value toward a vertical center line and moving a seat of an occupant whose body weight does not exceed the reference value in a direction to be away from the vertical center line to balance weights of occupants on left and right sides in the urban air mobility; and
moving a seat of an occupant whose body weight exceeds the reference value toward a horizontal center line and moving a seat of an occupant whose body weight does not exceed the reference value in a direction to be away from the horizontal center line to balance weights of occupants on front and rear sides in the urban air mobility.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the controlling of the balance of the urban air mobility includes:
adjusting an output of each driving motor mounted in the urban air mobility according to the occupant information to secure the balance during flight of the urban air mobility.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the adjusting of the output of each driving motor mounted in the urban air mobility includes:
increasing an output of a driving motor located on a side where a weight of occupants is heavier to balance weights of occupants on left and right sides in the urban air mobility; and
increasing an output of a driving motor located on a side where a weight of occupants is heavier to balance weights of occupants on front and rear sides in the urban air mobility.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Lee Tae Ho

Classifications

• B64D31/10

  for preventing asymmetric thrust · CPC title

• B64D27/30

  Aircraft characterised by electric power plants · CPC title

• B64D31/06

  actuated automatically · CPC title

• G01M1/127 Primary

  during the flight · CPC title

• B64D11/0602

  Seat modules, i.e. seat systems including furniture separate from the seat itself · CPC title