Auraco · Remote Aircraft Control App

Context

As eVTOLs move from prototypes to real vehicles, owners and pilots will need ways to see their craft’s health and controls from anywhere and not just inside the cockpit. Auraco explores what a mobile “vessel companion” could look like for monitoring a single vehicle. The app combines vehicle monitoring, pre-flight operations, remote controls, navigation, and charging management into a unified digital cockpit.

Challenge

How might we give a pilot or owner a clear at a glance view of battery, altitude, range, and alerts, while still accessing deeper controls, location, and charging options, without overwhelming a small mobile screen?

Goals

• Use a cockpit-inspired UI that feels premium with an effortless user flow.
• Anchor the experience around a single “vessel dashboard” home screen.
• Visualize critical status (battery, engine health, alerts) before secondary actions.

Auraco’s brand identity takes inspiration from modern avionics and car app interfaces. The UI uses deep blacks, soft tones, and focused highlight colors that reinforce vehicle health and system status.

The first impression focuses on trust and control: a single vessel, centered, with a short welcome line and straightforward fields for username and password. This keeps the concept grounded even though the vehicle is futuristic.

• Centered hero renders the specific vessel model.
• Simple form fields with clear labels and affordances.
• Space for features like Face ID or password recovery without cluttering the screen.

After sign-in, the user lands on the home screen. Everything important is above the fold: live snapshot of the craft, battery, altitude, engine health, and connection, plus a central control button and quick links to pre-flight and planning tools.

• Top area: craft image and status (battery, altitude, engine, connection).
• Middle: lock / power-style controls for arming or starting the vehicle.
• Bottom cards: pre-flight, plan a flight, emergency assistance, and alerts.