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Granted Patent B1
US 11,431,406 · App. 17/478,067 · Granted Aug 30, 2022

System for a mesh network for use in aircrafts

Inventor: Charles C. Guthrie (Burlington, VT)
Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
H04B7/18513H04W24/04H04L9/0643H04W84/18
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Patent No.
US 11,431,406
App. No.
17/478,067
Granted
Aug 30, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

In an aspect, a system for a mesh network for use in aircrafts is presented. A system includes a computing device. A computing devices is configured to generate a first node of a multi node network. A first node communicates data to an aircraft. A computing device is configured to communicate data to at least a second node of a multi node network. A computing device is configured to receive from at least a second node communication efficiency feedback. A computing device is configured to update a node of the multi node network as a function of communication efficiency feedback from other nodes of a multi node network. Updating includes selecting an initial recipient node from a plurality of nodes of a multi node network.

Claims (34)

1. A system for a mesh network for use in aircrafts, comprising:

a computing device, wherein the computing device of is configured to:

generate a first node of a multi node network, wherein the first node communicates data to an aircraft;

communicate data to at least a second node of the multi node network;

receive, from the at least a second node, communication efficiency feedback; and

update the first node as a function of the communication efficiency feedback, wherein updating further comprises:

iteratively identifying initial recipient nodes of a plurality of nodes of the multi node network as a function of a selection criterion; and

selecting an initial recipient node from the plurality of nodes of the multi node network as a function of the iterative identification.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the aircraft includes an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the multi node network is configured to communicate with cellular signals.

4. The system of claim 1 , where each node of the multi node network is generated from an aircraft.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein data communicated includes flight maneuver data.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mesh network includes an encryption process.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the encryption process includes a hash function.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least two aircraft communicate data to one another directly through the mesh network.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein a node of the multi node network is configured to forward a data transmission of another node of the multi node network.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the multi node network includes at least two different transmission frequencies.

11. A method of generating a mesh network for use in aircrafts, the method comprising:

generating, on a computing device, a first node of a multi node network;

generating, on a computing device, a second node of the multi node network;

communicating, communication efficiency feedback data between the first node of the multi node network and the second node of the multi node network;

updating, as a function of the communication efficiency feedback data, an initial recipient node of the multi node network; wherein updating further comprises:

iteratively identifying initial recipient nodes of a plurality of nodes of the multi node network as a function of a selection criterion;

selecting an initial recipient node from the plurality of nodes of the multi node network; and

selecting, a transmission pathway of nodes of the multi node network.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the initial recipient node includes an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the multi node network is configured to communicate with cellular signals.

14. The method of claim 11 , where each node of the plurality of nodes is generated from an aircraft.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein data communicated includes flight maneuver data.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the mesh network includes an encryption process.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the encryption process includes a hash function.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least two aircraft communicate data to one another directly through the mesh network.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein a node of the plurality of nodes is configured to forward a data transmission to another node.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein communicating includes at least two different transmission frequencies.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2021
From: GUTHRIE, CHARLES C.
To: BETA AIR, LLC
Reel/Frame 058459/0660 →
Cited By (1)
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