US 12,030,671 B2
System and method for effector reboot on an electric aircraft during flight
Christopher Woodall, Burlington, VT (US); Timothy Gerard Richter, Jeffersonville, VT (US); and Michael John Shaw, St. George, VT (US)
Assigned to BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed by BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed on Oct. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/966,786.
Prior Publication US 2024/0124160 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01)
CPC B64F 5/60 (2017.01) [B64C 13/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an effector connected to an electric aircraft and comprising an effector controller configured to:
perform a power on built-in test (PBIT) on boot, wherein the PBIT comprises at least an assessment of PBIT data, wherein the PBIT data comprises information on whether the effector is being supplied with a proper current;
perform an additional built-in test (ABIT) on boot after the PBIT when the PBIT detects a fault, wherein the fault comprises a determination that a current is below a current threshold, wherein the ABIT tests individual functions of the effector to determine an origin of the fault; and
reboot the effector during flight and run the PBIT on reboot; and
a flight controller communicatively connected to the effector and configured to:
perform a comparison of the PBIT data to at least a data threshold, wherein the data threshold comprises at least the current threshold;
communicate to the effector controller is to perform the ABIT on boot as a function of the comparison; and transmit a command to the effector controller after the effector controller is rebooted to run the effector.