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Granted Patent B2
US 12,399,507 · App. 18/371,787 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Systems and methods for controlling a flight boundary of an aircraft

Inventor: Herman Wiegman (South Burlington, VT)
Assignee: Beta Air LLC
G05D1/106B64C29/0008G05B13/027
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Patent No.
US 12,399,507
App. No.
18/371,787
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for controlling a flight boundary of an aircraft. The system includes a flight controller communicatively connected to the aircraft. The flight controller is configured to receive a plurality of flight data linked with the aircraft, determine a flight boundary for the aircraft as a function of the plurality of flight data, set an aircraft movement limit as a function of the flight boundary, receive a thrust envelope, and generate a control signal for the aircraft as a function of the aircraft movement limit and the thrust envelope. The control signal is limits the aircraft to remain within the flight boundary. A method for controlling a flight boundary of an aircraft is also provided.

Claims (43)

1. A system for controlling a flight boundary of an aircraft, the system comprising:

a pilot control configured to interface with a pilot and transmit a thrust envelope;

a flight controller, wherein the flight controller is communicatively connected to the pilot control and an aircraft, wherein the flight controller is configured to:

receive a plurality of flight data linked with the aircraft, wherein a flight datum of the plurality of flight data comprises a flight component datum informing on an operation of a flight component, wherein the flight component comprises a propulsor component;

determine a flight boundary for the aircraft as a function of the plurality of flight data;

set an aircraft movement limit as a function of the flight boundary, wherein setting an aircraft movement limit comprises receiving an instruction, wherein the instruction includes an aircraft identifier and a specified value of the aircraft movement limit;

receive the thrust envelope, wherein the thrust envelope comprises an instruction to set a thrust envelope parameter; and

generate a control signal for the aircraft as a function of the aircraft movement limit and the thrust envelope, wherein the control signal limits the aircraft to remain within the flight boundary; and

an electric propulsor communicatively connected to the flight controller and configured to:

receive the control signal; and

control operation as a function of the control signal.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flight boundary defines a three dimensional space for a flight trajectory of the aircraft.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining the flight boundary for the aircraft further comprises:

training a machine-learning process with training data correlating aircraft flight data and aircraft flight boundary data; and

generating the flight boundary for the aircraft as a function of the machine-learning process.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of flight data comprises a weather datum.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of flight data comprises a location datum.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of flight data comprises a flight component datum.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of flight data comprises an energy capacity datum.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of flight data comprises an aircraft identity datum.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the aircraft comprises an electric aircraft.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the aircraft comprises an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

11. A method for controlling a flight boundary of an aircraft, the method comprising:

interfacing, by a pilot control, with a pilot;

transmitting, by the pilot control, a thrust envelope;

receiving, by a flight controller communicatively connected to the pilot control and an aircraft, a plurality of flight data linked with the aircraft, wherein a flight datum of the plurality of flight data comprises a flight component datum informing on an operation of a flight component, wherein the flight component comprises a propulsor component;

determining, by the flight controller, a flight boundary for the aircraft as a function of the plurality of flight data;

setting, by the flight controller, an aircraft movement limit as a function of the flight boundary, wherein setting an aircraft movement limit comprises receiving instruction, which includes an aircraft identifier and a specified value of the aircraft movement limit;

receiving, by the flight controller, the thrust envelope, wherein the thrust envelope comprises an instruction to set thrust envelope parameter; and

generating, by the flight controller, a control signal for the aircraft as a function of the aircraft movement limit and the thrust envelope, wherein the control signal limits the aircraft to remain within the flight boundary;

receiving, using an electric propulsor communicatively connected to the flight controller, the control signal; and

controlling operation of the electric propulsor as a function of the control signal.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the flight boundary defines a three dimensional space for a flight trajectory of the aircraft.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining the flight boundary for the aircraft further comprises:

training a machine-learning process with training data correlating aircraft flight data and aircraft flight boundary data; and

generating the flight boundary for the aircraft as a function of the machine-learning process.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of flight data comprises a weather datum.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of flight data comprises a location datum.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of flight data comprises a flight component datum.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of flight data comprises an energy capacity datum.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of flight data comprises an aircraft identity datum.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the aircraft comprises an electric aircraft.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the aircraft comprises an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2024
From: WIEGMAN, HERMAN
To: BETA AIR, LLC
Reel/Frame 067021/0951 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 17526399 · Nov 15, 2021
Related Publication 20240012432A1 · Jan 11, 2024
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