US 12,291,343 B2
Systems and methods for control allocation for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft
Geoffrey C. Bower, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Nansi Xue, Redondo Beach, CA (US); Alan Chen, San Carlos, CA (US); Benjamin Goldman, Santa Cruz, CA (US); and Nathan Depenbusch, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Archer Aviation Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Archer Aviation Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/398,577.
Application 18/398,577 is a continuation of application No. 17/157,580, filed on Jan. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0132224 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 31/02 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B64C 27/57 (2006.01); B64C 27/59 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 31/14 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 31/02 (2013.01) [B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B64C 27/57 (2013.01); B64C 27/59 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 31/14 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling an electric aircraft, the method comprising:
receiving desired force and moment commands for an electric aircraft, wherein the electric aircraft comprises a plurality of actuators that includes a plurality of electric propulsion units;
determining control commands for the plurality of actuators based on the desired force and moment commands by minimizing an objective function that comprises a noise minimization term for minimizing noise generated by the electric propulsion units; and
controlling the plurality of actuators according to the determined control commands to meet the force and moment commands for the electric aircraft and to minimize edgewise flight time.