System and method for producing a control signal of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft
A system for producing a control signal of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft includes a flight controller configured to obtain a requested aircraft force, generate an optimal command mix, wherein the optimal command mix includes a plurality of commands to a plurality of actuators as a function of the requested aircraft force, wherein generating further comprises receiving an ideal actuator model includes at least a performance parameter, producing a model datum as a function of the ideal actuator model, and generating the optimal command mix as a function of the request aircraft force and the model datum, and produce a control signal as a function of the optimal command mix.
1. An electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft with dedicated lift thrusters, the eVTOL aircraft comprising:
a fuselage;
a boom, wherein the boom extends parallel to the fuselage;
a first flight component coupled to a first actuator, wherein the first flight component comprises a lift component configured to provide lift to the eVTOL aircraft, wherein the first flight component is attached to the boom;
a second flight component coupled to a second actuator; and
a flight controller communicatively connected to the eVTOL aircraft, wherein the flight controller is configured to:
obtain a requested aircraft force;
generate a command mix, wherein the command mix includes a plurality of commands to a plurality of actuators as a function of the requested aircraft force, wherein generating the command mix further comprises:
receiving an actuator model including at least a performance parameter;
producing a model datum as a function of the actuator model; and
generating the command mix as a function of the requested aircraft force and the model datum; and
produce a control signal as a function of the command mix, wherein the control signal comprises:
a first command directed to the first actuator; and
a second command directed to the second actuator.
2. The eVTOL aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the second flight component comprises a longitudinal thrust component configured to provide a forward thrust to the eVTOL aircraft.
3. The eVTOL aircraft of claim 2 , wherein the longitudinal thrust component is attached to a tail end of the fuselage.
4. The eVTOL aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the performance parameter comprises an airspeed.
5. The eVTOL aircraft of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the requested aircraft force comprises obtaining the requested aircraft force as a function of a collective control.
6. The eVTOL aircraft of claim 1 , further comprising a laterally extending element attached to the fuselage, wherein the boom is attached to the laterally extending element.
7. The eVTOL aircraft of claim 6 , wherein:
the second flight component comprises a second lift component configured to provide lift to the eVTOL aircraft;
the first flight component is attached to a first end of the boom; and
the second flight component is attached to a second end of the boom.
8. The eVTOL aircraft of claim 1 , wherein generating the command mix further comprises determining an effectivity element, wherein determining the effectivity element further comprises identifying an effectiveness of a flight component.
9. The eVTOL aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the second flight component comprises an aileron.
10. The eVTOL aircraft of claim 1 , wherein producing the control signal further comprises generating an autonomous function configured to enact the control signal automatically.
11. A method for producing a signal of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the method comprising:
obtaining an eVTOL aircraft, the eVTOL aircraft comprising:
a fuselage;
a boom, wherein the boom extends parallel to the fuselage;
a first flight component coupled to a first actuator, wherein the first flight component comprises a lift component configured to provide lift to the eVTOL aircraft, wherein the first flight component is attached to the boom;
a second flight component coupled to a second actuator;
obtaining, by a flight controller of the eVTOL aircraft, a requested aircraft force; generating, by the flight controller, a command mix, wherein the command mix includes a plurality of commands to a plurality of actuators as a function of the requested aircraft force, wherein generating the command mix further comprises:
receiving an actuator model including at least a performance parameter; producing a model datum as a function of the actuator model; and
generating the command mix as a function of the requested aircraft force and the model datum; and
producing, by the flight controller, a control signal as a function of the command mix, wherein the control signal comprises:
a first command directed to the first actuator; and
a second command directed to the second actuator.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second flight component comprises a longitudinal thrust component configured to provide a forward thrust to the eVTOL aircraft.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the longitudinal thrust component is attached to a tail end of the fuselage.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the performance parameter comprises an airspeed.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein obtaining the requested aircraft force comprises obtaining the requested aircraft force as a function of a collective control.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the eVTOL aircraft further comprises a laterally extending element attached to the fuselage, wherein the boom is attached to the laterally extending element.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein:
the second flight component comprises a second lift component configured to provide lift to the eVTOL aircraft;
the first flight component is attached to a first end of the boom; and
the second flight component is attached to a second end of the boom.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein generating the command mix further comprises determining an effectivity element, wherein determining the effectivity element further comprises identifying an effectiveness of a flight component.
19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second flight component comprises an aileron.
20. The method of claim 11 , wherein producing the control signal further comprises generating an autonomous function configured to enact the control signal automatically.
21. An electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, comprising:
a plurality of electric propulsion motors;
a first flight component coupled to a first one of the plurality of electric propulsion motors, wherein the first flight component comprises a lift component configured to provide lift to the eVTOL aircraft;
a second flight component coupled to a second one of the plurality of electric propulsion motors; and
a flight controller, wherein the flight controller is configured to:
obtain a requested aircraft force; and
generate a command mix, wherein the command mix includes a plurality of commands to the plurality of electric propulsion motors as a function of the requested aircraft force, wherein generating the command mix includes:
generating the command mix as a function of the requested aircraft force and an actuator model; and
producing control signals as a function of the command mix, wherein the control signals include a first command directed to the first one of the plurality of electric propulsion motors and a second command directed to the second one of the plurality of electric propulsion motors.