Abstract: A wheelchair anchor system for a vehicle, the wheelchair anchor system comprising a support surface configured to support a portion of a wheelchair; a floor mount configured to secure a portion of the wheelchair to a surface of the vehicle; an attachment mechanism for securing a portion of the wheelchair to the floor mount; and a harness configured to secure an occupant of the wheelchair.

Abstract: A method for monitoring an electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (eVTOL) includes receiving current and voltage signals indicative of electric power supplied to an electric load of the eVTOL and identifying an event associated with the electric load or with a component associated with the electric load based on the current and voltage signals. The method also includes determining a change in a condition of the electric load or of the component connected to the electric load based on the identified event and outputting a notification based on the change in the condition of the electric load or with the component connected to the electric load.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a restraint system, one or more sensors, one or more light sources, and a computing device. The restraint system comprises one or more belt tongues, a buckle configured to latch to the one or more belt tongues, and one or more straps each attached to the buckle or at least one of the one or more belt tongues. The computing device is configured to receive, from the one or more sensors, image data while the one or more light sources are illuminating the restraint system. The computing device is also configured to determine, based on the image data, a position for each of the straps. The computing device is additionally configured to verify whether the position of each of the straps is in a respective predetermined location and output an indication of whether each of the straps are in the respective predetermined location.

Abstract: An aircraft includes a first inceptor assembly. The first inceptor assembly has a first base and a first control stick extending away from the first base, the first control stick defining a first longitudinal axis that extends through the first control stick, the first longitudinal axis forming a non-zero angle with a vertical direction. The aircraft includes a second inceptor assembly, the second inceptor assembly having a second base and a second control stick extending away from the second base, the second control stick defining a second longitudinal axis that extends through the second control stick and through the second base, the second longitudinal axis being generally aligned with a vertical direction.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for a monitoring system of a vehicle which may include one or more processors. A sensor interior to a cabin of a vehicle may sense a passenger behavior of a passenger of the vehicle. A behavior characteristic based on the passenger behavior may be determined and based on one or more of a comparison of the passenger behavior and a stored passenger behavior, a weight parameter associated with the passenger behavior, and a trigger associated with one or more sensors. An assessment signal may be determined based on the determined behavior characteristic. The assessment signal may be sent to a monitoring network and the monitoring network may receive the assessment signal. A proposed action may be determined based on the assessment signal and the proposed action may be sent to the vehicle. A next action may be determined based on the proposed action.

Abstract: A vehicle interior having a base frame comprising a plurality of rails and a floor mounted on the base frame. The vehicle interior also includes at least one seat including a frame having a substantially vertical component and a substantially horizontal component. The substantially horizontal component is mounted to the floor and the substantially vertical component extends upwards from one end of the substantially horizontal component. The at least one seat also includes a chair coupled to the frame. The vehicle interior also includes at least one storage compartment positioned within the floor under the at least one seat and positioned between two of the plurality of rails.

Abstract: A seat having a frame and a chair component coupled with the frame. The chair component includes a front side and a rear side such that the front side has a bucket-shaped portion configured to seat a passenger and the rear side is a seatback portion that is rear-facing. The seatback portion further includes a retaining clip configured to receive an electronic device and a lipped surface configured to retain a hanging personal belonging.

Abstract: A vehicle is provided. The vehicle may include: a cockpit including a cabin door; an inceptor, positioned on the cabin door, including at least a base portion and a controller portion; and a transition mechanism integrated into the cabin door that enables adjustment of the inceptor between a first configuration and a second configuration; wherein at least the controller portion of the inceptor is positioned outside of the cabin door in the first configuration; wherein the base portion and the controller portion of the inceptor are fully contained within a recess of the cabin door in the second configuration. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: A multimodal wheelchair configured to be securely mounted to an aircraft is disclosed. The multimodal wheelchair may include: a first section, including: a processing system contained within a housing of the first section; a movement controller component positioned on a portion of the first section that is connected to the processing system; a plurality of wheels that are controllable by the movement controller; and a set of tracks recessed within a first side of the first section; and a second section, including: a seat portion located on a first side of the second section, the seat portion having an integrated harness; and a connection component, coupled to a second side of the second section, that attaches the second section to the first section via coupling with the set of tracks of the first section. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides for a control system for controlling an aircraft. The control system may comprise an input device configured to be manipulated by a user, the input device having a first orientation and a second orientation, at least one rotor, at least one control surface; and a controller coupled with the input device, the at least one rotor, and the at least one control surface. The controller may be configured to determine a speed profile of the aircraft, determine the orientation of the input device, send a command to the at least one rotor and/or the at least one control surface based in part on the speed profile and the orientation of the input device; and adjust the at least one rotor and/or the at least one control surface.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for lighting a vehicle. A system includes a plurality of lights disposed on a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle configured to turn on and off, change color, and/or change intensity. The system further includes a controller configured to determine a lighting scheme for the plurality of lights, the lighting scheme including a setting for the plurality of lights, the setting including one or more of turning the plurality of lights on or off, setting a color of the plurality of lights, and setting an intensity of the plurality of lights, determine a location in or associated with the VTOL vehicle, wherein the lighting scheme is configured to guide a person to the location, and transmit a signal to the one or more lights to execute the lighting scheme to guide the person to the determined location.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a vehicle containing a structural column are disclosed. The vehicle includes: a structural column positioned between a first and second interior surface of the vehicle. The vehicle may further include a seating assembly attached to a first surface of the structural column, wherein the seating assembly comprises a seating surface and a seat back. In addition, the structural column may be configured to redistribute a force load to at least one other structural component in the vehicle. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a hub system are disclosed. The hub system includes: a motor operably coupled to a first correlated magnet, wherein the first correlated magnet defines a first attachment surface having one or more first alignment configurations. The hub system may further include a propeller hub including one or more blades, wherein the propeller hub is operably coupled to a second correlated magnet, and wherein the second correlated magnet defines a second attachment surface having one or more second alignment configurations. In addition, the motor and the propeller hub may be removably coupled together via one or more of: a magnetic attraction force formed between the first attachment surface of the first correlated magnet and the second attachment surface of the second correlated magnet; and an engagement between the one or more first alignment configurations and the one or more second alignment configurations.

Abstract: A vehicle is provided. The vehicle may include: a cockpit including a cabin door; an inceptor, positioned on the cabin door, including at least a base portion and a controller portion; and a transition mechanism integrated into the cabin door that enables adjustment of the inceptor between a first configuration and a second configuration; wherein at least the controller portion of the inceptor is positioned outside of the cabin door in the first configuration; wherein the base portion and the controller portion of the inceptor are fully contained within a recess of the cabin door in the second configuration. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: A craft capable of a vertical take-off and landing configuration and a horizontal thrust configuration may include, for example, at least a proprotor, an edgewise blade, and a body. The proprotor may be configured to tilt to achieve a horizontal thrust component. A portion of a lift surface may be configured to tilt with the proprotor. In some embodiments, the vertical take-off and/or landing craft may further comprise a tail connected to a first boom and a second boom. In some embodiments, the vertical take-off and/or landing craft may further comprise a tail attached to the body. In some embodiments, the craft includes four rotors positioned on the lift surface and two rotors positioned on a tail connected to the lift surface.

Abstract: A multimodal wheelchair configured to be securely mounted to an aircraft is disclosed. The multimodal wheelchair may include: a first section, including: a processing system contained within a housing of the first section; a movement controller component positioned on a portion of the first section that is connected to the processing system; a plurality of wheels that are controllable by the movement controller; and a set of tracks recessed within a first side of the first section; and a second section, including: a seat portion located on a first side of the second section, the seat portion having an integrated harness; and a connection component, coupled to a second side of the second section, that attaches the second section to the first section via coupling with the set of tracks of the first section. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a seating assembly including a frame, the frame including two rear supports, two side supports, and two front supports, two passenger seating areas, each passenger seating area including a horizontal seating surface and a vertical seating surface disposed on a respective rear support, a console disposed on a respective side support, and a footrest surface disposed on a respective front support, and a divider positioned between the two passenger seating areas.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for lighting a vehicle. A system includes a plurality of lights disposed on a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle configured to turn on and off, change color, and/or change intensity. The system further includes a controller configured to determine a lighting scheme for the plurality of lights, the lighting scheme including a setting for the plurality of lights, the setting including one or more of turning the plurality of lights on or off, setting a color of the plurality of lights, and setting an intensity of the plurality of lights, determine a location in or associated with the VTOL vehicle, wherein the lighting scheme is configured to guide a person to the location, and transmit a signal to the one or more lights to execute the lighting scheme to guide the person to the determined location.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for a monitoring system of a vehicle which may include one or more processors. A sensor interior to a cabin of a vehicle may sense a passenger behavior of a passenger of the vehicle. A behavior characteristic based on the passenger behavior may be determined and based on one or more of a comparison of the passenger behavior and a stored passenger behavior, a weight parameter associated with the passenger behavior, and a trigger associated with one or more sensors. An assessment signal may be determined based on the determined behavior characteristic. The assessment signal may be sent to a monitoring network and the monitoring network may receive the assessment signal. A proposed action may be determined based on the assessment signal and the proposed action may be sent to the vehicle. A next action may be determined based on the proposed action.