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Granted Patent B2
US 11,834,153 · App. 17/349,453 · Granted Dec 5, 2023

System and method for distributed pilot control of an aircraft

Inventors: Andrew Giroux (Georgia, VT); Timothy Gerard Richter (Wynantskill, NY); Nicholas Moy (Burlington, VT)
Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
B64C19/02B64C13/04
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Patent No.
US 11,834,153
App. No.
17/349,453
Granted
Dec 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for a distributed pilot control of an aircraft is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of flight components. The system also includes an aircraft control located within the aircraft. The system includes an aircraft component attached to a flight component of the plurality of flight components. The aircraft component is configured to receive, from a command sensor attached to the aircraft control, an aircraft command. The aircraft component is configured to obtain, from an attitude sensor, an aircraft orientation. The aircraft component is configured to receive, as a function of a notification unit, a pilot signal. The aircraft component is additionally configured to command the flight component to produce a response command as a function of the pilot signal.

Claims (41)

1. A system for distributed pilot control of an aircraft, the system comprising:

a plurality of flight components;

an aircraft control located within the aircraft; and

an aircraft component attached to a flight component of the plurality of flight components, wherein the aircraft component is configured to:

receive, from a command sensor attached to the aircraft control, an aircraft command;

obtain, from an attitude sensor, an aircraft orientation; and

receive, as a function of a notification unit, a pilot signal; and

command the flight component to produce a response command as a function of the pilot signal, wherein producing the response command further comprises:

determining at least an aircraft response, wherein determining at least an aircraft response further comprises:

simulating an aircraft command adjustment as a function of a control algorithm; and

determining the aircraft response using the aircraft command adjustment; and

producing the response command as a function of the aircraft response.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the aircraft component is further configured to:

receive an alternate signal from an alternate aircraft component; and

command the flight component as a function of the alternate signal.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the aircraft control is configured to translate a desired command.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the desired command includes a desired torque for the flight component of the plurality of flight components.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of flight components includes a propulsor.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the propulsor includes a puller component.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the propulsor includes a pusher component.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the command sensor is configured to:

detect an aircraft command, wherein the aircraft command includes a desired output of the flight component of the plurality of flight components; and

transmit the aircraft command to the aircraft component.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein transmitting the aircraft command further comprises converting the aircraft command to a digital electrical signal.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the attitude sensor is configured to:

detect an aircraft orientation, wherein the aircraft orientation includes an aircraft attitude; and

transmit the aircraft orientation to the aircraft component.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the aircraft component includes a microprocessor.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the response command includes an actuator command.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the response command includes a thrust command.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control algorithm is configured to:

receive a segmented control algorithm;

determine a segmentation boundary as a function of the segmented control algorithm; and

create an optimized signal communication as a function of the segmentation boundary.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein creating the optimized signal communication further comprises separating a plurality of signal codes across a communication network.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the communication network includes a master bus controller configured to synchronize timing of the plurality of signal codes.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein simulating the aircraft command adjustment further comprises detecting a failure event and simulating the aircraft command adjustment as a function of the failure event.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining the at least an aircraft response further comprises:

receiving, from the command sensor attached to the aircraft control, a first aircraft command;

obtaining, from a related flight component of the plurality of flight components, an adjustment impact; and

determining the at least an aircraft response as a function of the first aircraft command and the adjustment impact.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2022
From: GIROUX, ANDREW; RICHTER, TIMOTHY GERARD; MOY, NICHOLAS
To: BETA AIR, LLC
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Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 17323637 · May 18, 2021
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