System for propeller parking control for an electric aircraft and a method for its use

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11691721-B1
Application number	US-202217732774-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Apr 29, 2022
Priority date	Apr 29, 2022
Publication date	Jul 4, 2023
Grant date	Jul 4, 2023

Abstract

In an aspect, a system for propeller parking control for an electric aircraft. The system include at least a sensor and a computing device. A sensor may be configured to generate angular datum. The computing device may be configured to generate a trajectory command as a function of angular datum. The computing device may also be configured to initiate the transition from hover to fixed-wing flight as a function of a trajectory command.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for propulsor parking control for an electric aircraft, the system comprising:
a plurality of flight components mechanically coupled to the electric aircraft, the plurality of flight components configured to promote flight and guidance of the electric aircraft;
at least a sensor configured to detect angular datum; and
a flight controller communicatively connected to the at least a sensor, wherein the flight controller is configured to:
generate a trajectory command as a function of angular datum, wherein the trajectory command comprises a prediction of a trajectory of the electric aircraft during landing of the electric aircraft;
initiate a transition of the plurality of flight components from fixed-wing flight to rotor-based flight for the electric aircraft as a function of the trajectory command; and
adjust output of the plurality of flight components based on the trajectory command and the transition of the flight components.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein angular datum is comprised of datum describing the position of the plurality of flight components.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein angular datum is comprised of datum describing the movement of the plurality of flight components.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flight controller is configured to generate a trajectory command as a function of angular rate loop.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of electric motors are decelerated as a function of the angular rate loop.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flight controller is configured to generate a trajectory command as a function of angular position loop.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of electric motors are synchronized as a function of the angular position loop.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the trajectory command is generated as a function of machine learning.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flight controller is further configured to initiate the transition from hover to fixed-wing flight as a function of an angular rate of the trajectory command.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein trajectory command is comprised of a prediction of the trajectory of the aircraft.

11. A method for propulsor parking control for an electric aircraft, wherein the method comprises:
sensing, using a sensor, configured to generate angular datum;
generating, using flight controller, configured to generate a trajectory command as a function of angular datum; and
initiating, using the flight controller, a transition from fixed-wing flight to rotor-based flight as a function of the trajectory command; and
adjusting, using the flight controller, output of the plurality of flight components based on the trajectory command and the transition of the flight components.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein angular datum is comprised of datum describing the position of the plurality of flight components.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein angular datum is comprised of datum describing the movement of the plurality of flight components.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the flight controller is configured to generate a trajectory command as a function of angular rate loop.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein a plurality of electric motors are decelerated as a function of the angular rate loop.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the flight controller is configured to generate a trajectory command as a function of angular position loop.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein a plurality of electric motors are synchronized as a function of the angular position loop.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the flight controller is configured to uses machine learning to generate a trajectory command.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the flight controller is configured to initiate the transition from hover to fixed-wing flight as a function of an angular rate of the trajectory command.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein trajectory command is comprised of a prediction of the trajectory of the aircraft.

Assignees

• Beta Air Llc

Inventors

• Freiheit Collin

Classifications

• B64D27/34

  All-electric aircraft · CPC title

• B64D27/31

  within, or attached to, wings · CPC title

• B64C13/16

  actuated automatically, e.g. responsive to gust detectors · CPC title

• B64C11/002

  Braking propellers, e.g. for measuring the power output of an engine · CPC title

• B64D27/24

  using steam or spring force (jet aircraft B64D27/16) · CPC title