US 12,235,657 B2
System and method for producing a control signal of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft
Herman Wiegman, Essex Junction, VT (US)
Assigned to BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed by BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed on May 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/199,580.
Application 18/199,580 is a continuation of application No. 17/852,133, filed on Jun. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,714,428.
Application 17/852,133 is a continuation of application No. 17/383,572, filed on Jul. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,392,143, issued on Jul. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0103534 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2024.01); B64D 47/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01)
CPC G05D 1/102 (2013.01) [B64C 29/0008 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 47/02 (2013.01); G05D 1/0011 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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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.