System for establishing a primary function display in an electrical vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12040648-B2
Application number	US-202318221553-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2023
Priority date	Jan 13, 2022
Publication date	Jul 16, 2024
Grant date	Jul 16, 2024

Abstract

A system for establishing a primary function display for an electrical vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The system further includes a plurality of sensors that detects at least a metric and generates at least a datum based on the at least a metric. Specifically, state of charge is at least generated based on the performance metric of an energy source. The system further includes a display to show the at least a datum. The system further includes a controller that receives the at least a datum and generates a visual to the pilot.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for establishing a primary function display for an electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the system comprising:
an electric aircraft, wherein the electric aircraft comprises:
a propulsor comprising at least an electric motor, wherein the propulsor is configured to propel the eVTOL aircraft; and
a cockpit, wherein the cockpit comprises a display;

a plurality of sensors onboard the electric aircraft, the plurality of sensors configured to:
detect at least a status datum, wherein the at least a status datum is associated with the at least an electric motor; and

a controller configured to:
receive the at least a status datum; and
generate a visual output at the display based on the at least a status datum.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the status datum comprises a stator temperature of the at least an electric motor.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the status datum comprises a torque datum associated with the at least an electric motor.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of sensors further comprises a torque sensor.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the status datum comprises revolutions per minute (RPM) associated with the at least an electric motor.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises an augmented reality device.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the augmented reality device comprises a projection device.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least an electric motor is mechanically attached to at least a propulsor component.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least a propulsor component comprises a pusher component.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to generate an alert as a function of the status datum.

11. A method for a primary function display for an electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the method comprising:
detecting, at a plurality of sensors located onboard an electric aircraft, least a status datum, wherein the at least a status datum is associated with an at least an electric motor of the electric aircraft;
receiving, using at least a controller, the at least a status datum;
generating, using the at least a controller, a visual output at a display based on the at least a status datum.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the status datum comprises a stator temperature the at least an electric motor.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the status datum comprises a torque datum associated with the at least an electric motor.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of sensors further comprises a torque sensor.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the status datum comprises revolutions per minute (RPM) associated with the at least an electric motor.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the display comprises an augmented reality device.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the augmented reality device comprises a projection device.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least an electric motor is mechanically attached to at least a propulsor component.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the at least a propulsor component comprises a pusher component.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises generating, using the at least a controller, an alert as a function of the status datum.

Assignees

• Beta Air Llc

Inventors

• Ferrier Lochie

Classifications

• H02J2105/32

  for aircrafts · CPC title

• H02J7/82

  Control of state of charge [SOC] · CPC title

• B64D27/34

  All-electric aircraft · CPC title

• B64D27/357

  using batteries · CPC title

• B64D43/00 Primary

  Arrangements or adaptations of instruments · CPC title