IP Library Granted Patent US 11,714,428
Granted Patent B2
US 11,714,428 · App. 17/852,133 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

System and method for producing a control signal of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft

Inventor: Herman Wiegman (Essex Junction, VT)
Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
G05D1/102B64C29/0008B64D27/24B64D47/02G05D1/0011
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Patent No.
US 11,714,428
App. No.
17/852,133
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for producing a control signal of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft includes a flight controller configured to obtain a requested aircraft force, generate an optimal command mix, wherein the optimal command mix includes a plurality of commands to a plurality of actuators as a function of the requested aircraft force, wherein generating further comprises receiving an ideal actuator model includes at least a performance parameter, producing a model datum as a function of the ideal actuator model, and generating the optimal command mix as a function of the request aircraft force and the model datum, and produce a control signal as a function of the optimal command mix.

Claims (33)

1. A method for producing a signal of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the method comprising:

obtaining, by a flight controller, a requested aircraft force;

generating, by the flight controller, an optimal command mix, wherein the optimal command mix includes a plurality of commands to a plurality of actuators as a function of the requested aircraft force, wherein generating the optimal command mix further comprises:

receiving an ideal actuator model including at least a performance parameter;

producing a model datum as a function of the ideal actuator model; and

generating the optimal command mix as a function of the requested aircraft force and the model datum; and

producing, by the flight controller, a control signal as a function of the optimal command mix, wherein the control signal comprises a command directed to the plurality of actuators coupled to a plurality of flight components, respectively, of the eVTOL aircraft, wherein the command causes the eVTOL aircraft to perform a maneuver.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the requested aircraft force further comprises receiving a pilot input.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the optimal command mix further comprises receiving a sensor input.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the optimal command mix further comprises determining an effectivity element.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein determining the effectivity element further comprises identifying an effectiveness of a flight component.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the optimal command mix further comprises dynamically varying the plurality of actuators as a function of the requested aircraft force.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the optimal command mix comprises generation the optimal command mix as a function of the requested aircraft force and the model datum.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein producing the control signal further comprises producing a first command directed to a first actuator of the plurality of actuators coupled to a first flight component of the eVTOL, and wherein the first flight component is configured to provide thrust to the eVTOL.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein directing the first command to a first actuator further comprises directing the first command to a longitudinal thrust component, and wherein the longitudinal thrust component is configured to provide a forward thrust to the eVTOL.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein producing a control signal further comprises producing a first command directed to a first actuator of the plurality of actuators coupled to a first flight component of the eVTOL, and wherein the first flight component is configured to produce lift for the eVTOL.

11. A system for producing a signal of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the system comprising:

one or more processors configured to:

obtain, by a flight controller, a requested aircraft force;

generate, by the flight controller, an optimal command mix, wherein the optimal command mix includes a plurality of commands to a plurality of actuators as a function of the requested aircraft force, wherein generating the optimal command mix further comprises:

receiving an ideal actuator model including at least a performance parameter;

producing a model datum as a function of the ideal actuator model; and

generating the optimal command mix; and

produce, by the flight controller, a control signal as a function of the optimal command mix, wherein the control signal comprises a command directed to a plurality of actuators coupled to a plurality of flight components of the eVTOL aircraft, wherein the command causes the eVTOL aircraft to perform a maneuver.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein obtaining the requested aircraft force further comprises receiving a pilot input.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein generating the optimal command mix further comprises receiving a sensor input.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein generating the optimal command mix further comprises determining an effectivity element.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein determining the effectivity element further comprises identifying an effectiveness of a flight component.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein generating the optimal command mix further comprises dynamically varying the plurality of actuators as a function of the requested aircraft force.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein generating the optimal command mix comprises generation the optimal command mix as a function of the requested aircraft force and the model datum.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein producing the control signal further comprises producing a first command directed to a first actuator of the plurality of actuators coupled to a first flight component of the eVTOL, and wherein the first flight component is configured to provide a thrust to the eVTOL.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein directing the first command to a first actuator further comprises directing the first command to a longitudinal thrust component, and wherein the longitudinal thrust component is configured to provide a forward thrust to the eVTOL.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein producing a control signal further comprises producing a first command directed to a first actuator of the plurality of actuators coupled to a first flight component of the eVTOL, and wherein the first flight component is configured to produce lift for the eVTOL.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2022
From: WIEGMAN, HERMAN
To: BETA AIR LLC
Reel/Frame 061124/0313 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17383572 · Jul 23, 2021
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