Patent ID: 11905004
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A method of operating an air mobility vehicle that includes an engine and a battery mounted in a vehicle body, the method comprising:
charging the battery with electric energy from the engine, wherein the engine is disposed between the battery and the cabin;
operating main rotors using the electric energy of the battery and electric power generated by the engine to perform takeoff, landing, and cruising;
operating auxiliary rotors to perform the takeoff, the landing, or the cruising by receiving a mechanical driving force from the engine when a clutch is in an engaged position, the auxiliary rotors disposed at or adjacent to a center of gravity of the vehicle body and mechanically connected to the engine via the clutch, wherein the auxiliary rotors are provided to be consistent with the center of gravity of the vehicle body in a transverse direction while being located at a distance within 0.002 times a length of the vehicle body from the center of gravity of the vehicle body in a longitudinal direction; and
monitoring states of the battery and the main rotors and controlling operations of the engine and the clutch,
wherein each of the auxiliary rotors are concealed by a cover, the method further comprising, when the auxiliary rotors are driven, moving the covers to expose the auxiliary rotors externally so that the auxiliary rotors draw air from above and discharge the drawn air downward.