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Granted Patent B1
US 11,440,678 · App. 17/480,231 · Granted Sep 13, 2022

Systems and methods for fixed wing flight to vertical wing flight for landing for an aircraft

Inventor: Herman Wiegman (Essex Junction, VT)
Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
B64D45/04B64D27/24G06N20/00B64C29/0025
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Patent No.
US 11,440,678
App. No.
17/480,231
Granted
Sep 13, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system and method for landing an electric aircraft is provided. The system includes a controller, wherein the controller is communicatively connected to the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to, receive a plurality of measured flight data, determine a descent confirmation as a function of the plurality of measured flight data, generate a descent instruction set as a function of the descent confirmation and the plurality of measured flight data, wherein generating the descent instruction set further includes generating a transition instruction set, and transmit the descent instruction set to a plurality of flight components, wherein each flight component of the plurality of flight components are coupled to the electric aircraft.

Claims (41)

1. A system for landing an electric aircraft, the system comprising:

a controller, the controller communicatively connected to a sensor, wherein the controller is configured to:

receive a plurality of measured flight data;

determine a descent confirmation as a function of the plurality of measured flight data;

generate a descent instruction set as a function of the descent confirmation and the plurality of measured flight data, wherein generating the descent instruction set further comprises:

generating a transition instruction set;

transmit the descent instruction set to a plurality of flight components, wherein each flight component of the plurality of flight components are coupled to the electric aircraft;

retrieve a descent training set from a descent database based on the measured flight datum, wherein the training set contains an actuator command data correlated to an element of descent instruction data; and

generate a descent instruction set, wherein the generating of the descent instruction set comprises:

training a machine-learning model with the descent training set; and

generating the descent instruction set as a function of the machine-learning model, wherein the machine-learning model is configured to receive the plurality of measured flight data as an input and output the descent instruction set as a function of descent training set.

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

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of measured flight data includes a plurality of pilot inputs.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the descent instruction set further comprises a beginning stage.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the descent instruction set further comprises a final stage.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transition instruction set further comprises a forward propulsor torque command.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transition instruction set further comprises a vertical propulsor torque command.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the descent confirmation is determined as a function of a descent threshold.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

store the measured flight datum in a descent database; and

store the descent instruction set in the descent database.

10. A method for landing an aircraft, the method comprising:

receiving, by a controller, a plurality of measured flight data;

determining, by the controller, a descent confirmation as a function of the plurality of measured flight data;

generating, by the controller, a descent instruction set as a function of the descent confirmation and the plurality of measured flight data, wherein generating the descent instruction set further comprises:

generating a transition instruction set;

transmitting the descent instruction set to a plurality of flight components, wherein each flight component of the plurality of flight components are coupled to the electric aircraft;

retrieving a descent training set from a descent database based on the measured flight datum, wherein the training set contains an actuator command data correlated to an element of descent instruction data; and

generate a descent instruction set, wherein the generating of the descent instruction set comprises:

training a machine-learning model with the descent training set; and

generating the descent instruction set as a function of the machine-learning model, wherein the machine-learning model is configured to receive the plurality of measured flight data as an input and output the descent instruction set as a function of descent training set.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the aircraft further comprises an electric aircraft.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of measured flight data includes a plurality of pilot inputs.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the descent instruction set further comprises a beginning stage.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the descent instruction set further comprises a final stage.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the transition instruction set further comprises a forward propulsor torque command.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the transition instruction set further comprises a vertical propulsor torque command.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the descent confirmation is determined as a function of a descent threshold.

18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

storing, by the controller, the measured flight datum in a descent database; and

storing, by the controller, the descent instruction set in the descent database.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2021
From: WIEGMAN, HERMAN
To: BETA AIR, LLC
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