System and method for the prioritization of flight controls in an electric aircraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12012202-B2
Application number	US-202318114478-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2023
Priority date	Nov 12, 2021
Publication date	Jun 18, 2024
Grant date	Jun 18, 2024

Abstract

A system for the prioritization of flight controls in an electric aircraft is illustrated. The system includes a plurality of flight components, a sensor, and a computing device. The plurality of flight components are coupled to the electric aircraft. The sensor is coupled to each flight component of the plurality of flight components. Each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect a failure event of a flight component of the plurality of flight components and generate a failure datum associated to the flight component of the plurality of flight components. The computing device is communicatively connected to the sensor and is configured to receive the failure datum associated to the flight component of the plurality of flight component from the sensor, determine a prioritization element as a function of the failure datum, and restrict at least a flight element as a function of the prioritization element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for the prioritization of flight controls in an electric aircraft, the system comprising:
a plurality of flight components coupled to the electric aircraft;
a sensor coupled to each flight component of the plurality of flight components, wherein each sensor is configured to:
detect a failure event of a flight component of the plurality of flight components; and
generate a failure datum associated to the flight component of the plurality of flight components and

a computing device communicatively connected to the sensor, wherein the computing device is configured to:
receive the failure datum associated to the flight component of the plurality of flight components from the sensor;
determine a prioritization element as a function of the failure datum associated with the failure event of the flight component of the plurality of flight components wherein determining the prioritization element further includes ranking at least a flight element with at least another flight elements;
display, using a display device located within the electric aircraft, the failure datum and the prioritization element to a pilot within the electric aircraft;
restrict at least a flight element as a function of the prioritization element, wherein restricting at least a flight element includes mitigating the pilot's capability of maneuvering the at least a flight element.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the failure datum includes an element of data describing the failure event of the flight component.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the prioritization element includes a ranking of three or more flight elements.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flight component includes a first motor of a dual-motor propulsor.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein a second highest priority is given to a flight element of heave, a third highest priority is given to a flight element of roll, and a fourth highest priority is given to flight element of pitch.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein restricting the at least a flight element includes restricting a pilot's capability of controlling the at least a flight element through a flight controller, and wherein the at least a flight element includes yaw.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flight component includes a battery.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a pilot control located within the electric aircraft and configured to generate a pilot signal as a function of interaction with the pilot.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computing device is further configured to receive the pilot signal; and
restrict at least a flight element as a function of the pilot signal.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein a highest priority is given to a flight element of pitch, a second highest priority is given to a flight element of heave, a third highest priority is given to a flight element of roll, and a fourth highest priority is given to flight element of yaw.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flight component includes a first motor of a dual-motor propulsor.

12. A method for the prioritization of flight controls in an electric aircraft, the method comprising:
coupling a plurality of flight components to the electric aircraft;
coupling a sensor to each flight component of the plurality of flight components;
detecting, at the sensor, a failure event of a flight component of the plurality of flight components;
generating, at the sensor, a failure datum associated to the flight component of the plurality of flight components; and
communicatively connecting a computing device to the sensor;
receiving, at the computing device, the failure datum associated to the flight component of the plurality of flight components from the sensor;
determining, at the computing device, a prioritization element as a function of the failure datum associated with the failure event of the flight component of the plurality of flight components, wherein determining the prioritization element further includes ranking at least a flight element of yaw with at least another flight elements;
displaying, using a display device located within the electric aircraft and the computing device, the failure datum and the prioritization element to a pilot within the electric aircraft;
restricting, at the computing device, at least a flight element as a function of the prioritization element, wherein restricting at least a flight element includes mitigating the pilot's capability of maneuvering the at least a flight element.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the failure datum includes an element of data describing the failure event of the flight component.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the prioritization element includes a ranking of three or more flight elements.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein a second highest priority is given to a flight element of heave, a third highest priority is given to a flight element of roll, and a fourth highest priority is given to flight element of pitch.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein restricting the at least a flight element includes restricting a pilot's capability of controlling the at least a flight element through a flight controller and wherein the at least a flight element includes yaw.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the flight component includes a battery.

18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising, generating, using a pilot control located within the electric aircraft, a pilot signal as a function of interaction with the pilot.

19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving, at the computing device, the pilot signal; and
restricting, at the computing device, at least a flight element as a function of the pilot signal.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein a highest priority is given to a flight element of pitch, a second highest priority is given to a flight element of heave, a third highest priority is given to a flight element of roll, and a fourth highest priority is given to flight element of yaw.

Assignees

• Beta Air Llc

Inventors

• Auerbach Joshua E
• Moy Nicholas
• Freiheit Collin

Classifications

• B64D27/34

  All-electric aircraft · CPC title

• B64D31/16

  for electric power plants · CPC title

• B64C13/16 Primary

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

• B64C29/0025 Primary

  the propellers being fixed relative to the fuselage · CPC title

• H04L67/1097

  for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS] · CPC title