Apparatus and methods for a fuel-based flight indicator apparatus for an electric aircraft
A fuel-based flight indicator apparatus for an electric aircraft is illustrated. The apparatus comprises a flight indicator and a computing device communicatively connected to the flight indicator, wherein the computing device is configured to receive a battery datum from a battery sensor located in the electric aircraft, receive an environmental datum from an environmental sensor located in the electric aircraft, determine an indicator datum as a function of the battery datum, the environmental datum, and a flight plan, and display the indicator datum on the flight indicator.
1. A fuel-based flight indicator apparatus for an electric aircraft, the apparatus comprising:
a flight indicator;
a computing device communicatively connected to the flight indicator, wherein the computing device includes a processor and a memory containing instructions configuring the processor to:
receive a battery datum from a battery sensor located in the electric aircraft;
receive an environmental datum from an environmental sensor located in the electric aircraft;
determine an indicator datum as a function of the battery datum, the environmental datum, and a flight plan, wherein determining the indicator datum comprises providing at least the battery datum and the environmental datum as inputs to a fuzzy inference system to output the indicator datum, wherein the indicator datum comprises a linguistic variable, wherein the linguistic variable comprises a score indicating the probability of completion of the flight plan, and wherein the score is generated as a function of a defuzzified probability of success; and
display the indicator datum on the flight indicator.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the battery datum is detected by the battery sensor as a function of a battery phenomenon.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a battery phenomenon includes a measurement of electrical current within a battery.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the environmental datum includes wind speed detected by the environmental sensor as a function of an environmental phenomenon.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indicator datum includes a “go/no go” concept.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the “go/no go” concept is a two-option indication whether a specific flight plan is feasible given a current battery state.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indicator datum represents whether or not fuel remaining in the battery is sufficient enough to complete the flight plan.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein determining the indicator datum further includes use of a look up table (LUT).
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein determining the indicator datum further includes calculating an estimated usable energy as a function of the battery datum, environmental datum, and flight plan.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein determining the indicator datum further includes use of a flight variable.
11. A method for a fuel-based flight indicator apparatus for an electric aircraft, the method comprising:
communicatively connecting a computing device to a flight indicator;
receiving, at the computing device, a battery datum from a battery sensor located in the electric aircraft;
receiving, at the computing device, an environmental datum from an environmental sensor located in the electric aircraft;
determining, at the computing device, an indicator datum as a function of the battery datum, the environmental datum, and a flight plan, wherein determining the indicator datum comprises providing at least the battery datum and the environmental datum as inputs to a fuzzy inference system to output the indicator datum, wherein the indicator datum comprises a linguistic variable, wherein the linguistic variable comprises a score indicating the probability of completion of the flight plan, and wherein the score is generated as a function of a defuzzified probability of success; and
displaying, at the computing device, the indicator datum on the flight indicator.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the battery datum is detected by the battery sensor as a function of a battery phenomenon.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein a battery phenomenon includes a measurement of electrical current within a battery.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the environmental datum includes wind speed detected by the environmental sensor as a function of an environmental phenomenon.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the indicator datum includes a “go/no go” concept.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the “go/no go” concept is a two-option indication whether a specific flight plan is feasible given a current battery state.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the indicator datum represents whether or not fuel remaining in the battery is sufficient enough to complete the flight plan.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining the indicator datum further includes use of a look up table (LUT).
19. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining the indicator datum further includes calculating an estimated usable energy as a function of the battery datum, environmental datum, and flight plan.
20. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining the indicator datum further includes use of a flight variable.