| CPC B64C 13/16 (2013.01) [B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64D 31/12 (2013.01); G05D 1/617 (2024.01); G05D 1/80 (2024.01)] | 21 Claims |
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1. A flight control system of an aircraft comprising:
at least one memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform one or more operations, the operations comprising:
receiving one or more signals to control movement of the aircraft;
determining, using a plurality of sensors included in the aircraft, at least one flight condition of the aircraft, wherein the at least one flight condition includes at least a phase of flight;
calculating one or more loads associated with the aircraft based on the determined at least one flight condition;
determining an optimized flight configuration to alleviate loads on one or more components of the aircraft based on the received one or more signals and the calculated one or more loads, wherein determining the optimized flight configuration comprises inputting candidate effector commands into a mathematical model and predicting a distribution of loads associated with the aircraft;
generating one or more effector commands based on the determined optimized flight configuration; and
actuating one or more aircraft effectors based on the one or more effector commands.
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