Systems and methods for a mobile flight simulator of an electric aircraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023154350-A1
Application number	US-202117527301-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 16, 2021
Priority date	Nov 16, 2021
Publication date	May 18, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system and method for a mobile flight simulator of an electric aircraft is illustrated. The first simulator housing instrument is configured to house a plurality of first flight simulator components. The second simulator housing instrument is configured to house a plurality of second flight simulator components. The pilot control is configured to receive a pilot command and transmit the pilot command to a computing device. The computing device is configured to communicatively connect each first flight simulator component of the plurality of flight simulator components and each second flight simulator component of the plurality of flight simulator components, generate a mobile flight simulation as a function of the pilot command, the mobile flight simulation including an electric aircraft model, and update the electric aircraft model as a function of the pilot command, the mobile flight simulation and a feedback datum.

First claim

1 . A system for mobile flight simulator in an electric aircraft, the system comprising:
a first simulator housing instrument, wherein the first simulator housing instrument is configured to house a plurality of first flight simulator components; a second simulator housing instrument, wherein the second simulator housing instrument is configured to house a plurality of second flight simulator components; a pilot control, wherein the pilot control is configured to:
receive a pilot command; and
transmit the pilot command to a computing device;
a computing device, wherein the computing device is configured to:
communicatively connect each first flight simulator component of the plurality of first flight simulator components and each second flight simulator component of the plurality of second flight simulator components;
receive the pilot command from the pilot control;
generate a mobile flight simulation as a function of the pilot command, the mobile flight simulation including an electric aircraft model, virtually representing an electric aircraft, the electric aircraft model configured to:
simulate a performance of the electric aircraft as a function of the pilot command;
generate at least an actual torque datum and a model torque datum, wherein the actual torque datum and the model torque datum are used to produce a torque percentage datum; and
provide a feedback datum, representative of the simulated performance of the electric aircraft, to the plurality of first flight simulator components and the plurality of second flight simulator components as a function of the simulated performance of the electric aircraft; and

update the electric aircraft model as a function of the pilot command, the mobile flight simulation and the feedback datum.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the pilot control is communicatively connected to one or more of the first simulator housing instrument and the second simulator housing.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the feedback datum comprises a battery performance metric associated with the simulated performance of the electric aircraft.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the pilot control receives the pilot command from a user.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first housing instruments include a shipping container.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of first flight components and the plurality of second flight components display a visual representation of the electric aircraft model.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first flight simulator components includes a plurality of adjacent displays.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the feedback datum comprises a user score.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the electric aircraft model includes an eVTOL model.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the pilot command is configured to identify a torque of a flight component of the electric aircraft model as a function of an input of a user.

11 . A method for mobile flight simulator in an electric aircraft, the method comprising:
housing, at a first simulator housing instrument, a plurality of first flight simulator components; housing, at a second simulator housing instrument, a plurality of second flight simulator components; transmitting, at a pilot control a pilot command to a computing device; communicatively connecting, at the computing device, each first flight simulator component of the plurality of first flight simulator components and each second flight simulator component of the plurality of second flight simulator components; generating, at the computing device, a mobile flight simulation as a function of the pilot command, the mobile flight simulation including an electric aircraft model, virtually representing an electric aircraft; simulating, at the electric aircraft model, a performance of the electric aircraft as a function of the pilot command; generating, at the electric aircraft model, at least an actual torque datum and a model torque datum, wherein the actual torque datum and the model torque datum are used to produce a torque percentage datum; and providing, at the electric aircraft model, a feedback datum, representative of the simulated performance of the electric aircraft, to the plurality of first flight simulator components and the plurality of second flight simulator components as a function of the simulated performance of the electric aircraft; and updating, at the computing device, the electric aircraft model as a function of the pilot command, the mobile flight simulation and the feedback datum.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the pilot control is communicatively connected to one or more of the first simulator housing instrument and the second simulator housing instrument.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the feedback datum comprises a battery performance metric associated with the simulated performance of the electric aircraft.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the pilot control receives the pilot command from a user.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first simulator housing instrument includes a shipping container.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein one or more of the plurality of first flight simulator components and the plurality of second flight components display a visual representation of the electric aircraft model.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first plurality of flight simulator components includes a plurality of adjacent displays.

18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the feedback datum comprises a user score.

19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the electric aircraft model includes an eVTOL model.

20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the pilot command is configured to identify a torque of a flight component of the electric aircraft model as a function of an input of a user.

Assignees

• Beta Air Llc

Inventors

• Hall Edward

Classifications

• G09B9/08 Primary

  for teaching control of aircraft, e.g. Link trainer · CPC title

• G09B9/32

  by projected image ({G09B9/307,} G09B9/36 take precedence) · CPC title

• G09B9/085 Primary

  Special purpose teaching, e.g. alighting on water, aerial photography · CPC title

• G09B9/165

  Condition of cabin, cockpit or pilot's accessories · CPC title

• G09B9/16

  Ambient or aircraft conditions simulated or indicated by instrument or alarm · CPC title