Systems and methods for in-flight re-routing of an electric aircraft
In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system for in-flight re-routing of an electric aircraft including a battery pack configured to provide electrical power to the electric aircraft; a sensor configured to detect at least a temperature metric of the battery pack and generate a temperature datum based on the at least a temperature metric; a controller communicatively connected to the sensor, the controller configured to: receive the temperature datum from the sensor; and re-route the electric aircraft based on the temperature datum.
1. A system for in-flight re-routing of an electric aircraft, comprising:
a battery pack configured to provide electrical power to the electric aircraft;
a sensor configured to detect at least a temperature metric of the battery pack and generate a temperature datum based on the at least a temperature metric;
a controller communicatively connected to the sensor, the controller configured to:
receive the temperature datum from the sensor; and
re-route the electric aircraft, during a flight maneuver, based on the temperature datum.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to re-route the electric aircraft if the temperature datum indicates a temperature higher than a threshold temperature.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to re-route the electric aircraft if the temperature datum indicates a rate of temperature change greater than a threshold rate of temperature change.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine if a temperature will exceed a threshold temperature before a destination is reached based on temperature datum, and wherein the controller is configured to re-route the electric aircraft if the temperature will exceed the threshold temperature before the destination.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to re-route the electric aircraft to a landing site.
6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to select the landing site.
7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to access a database of locations for possible landing sites.
8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the selection of the landing site is based on the location of the electric aircraft.
9. The system of claim 5 , wherein the selection of the landing site is based on the temperature datum.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electric aircraft is an electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
11. A method for implementing a system for in-flight re-routing of an electric aircraft, comprising:
receiving, at a controller from a sensor installed in the electric aircraft, a temperature datum based on at least a temperature metric of a battery pack; and
re-routing the electric aircraft, during a flight maneuver, based on the temperature datum.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein re-routing the electric aircraft is based on whether the temperature datum indicates a temperature higher than a threshold temperature.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein re-routing the electric aircraft is based on whether the temperature datum indicates a rate of temperature change greater than a threshold rate of temperature change.
14. The method of claim 11 further comprising:
determining, based on the temperature datum, whether a temperature of the battery pack will exceed a threshold temperature before the electric aircraft reaches a destination; and
re-routing the electric aircraft if the temperature will exceed the threshold temperature before the destination.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to re-route the electric aircraft to a landing site.
16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising selecting a landing site.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the controller is configured to access a database of locations for possible landing sites.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the selection of the landing site is based on the location of the electric aircraft.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the selection of the landing site is based on the temperature datum.
20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the electric aircraft is an eVTOL aircraft.