US 12,378,918 B2
Systems and methods for determining and/or controlling motor thrust and engine thrust in a parallel hybrid aircraft
Alex J. Chapman, Murrieta, CA (US); and Peter J. Savagian, Murrieta, CA (US)
Assigned to Ampaire, Inc., Hawthorne, CA (US)
Filed by Ampaire, Inc., Hawthorne, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/787,440.
Application 18/787,440 is a continuation of application No. 17/856,902, filed on Jul. 1, 2022, granted, now 12,078,111.
Application 17/856,902 is a continuation of application No. 17/005,248, filed on Aug. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,378,016, issued on Jul. 5, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0384688 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 31/12 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); F02C 9/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC F02C 9/00 (2013.01) [B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 31/12 (2013.01); B64D 27/026 (2024.01); F05D 2260/81 (2013.01); F05D 2270/051 (2013.01); F05D 2270/13 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for determining and/or controlling motor thrust and engine thrust in a parallel hybrid aircraft, the system comprising:
a motor powering one or more electric motor-driven propellers;
an engine powering one or more internal combustion engine propulsors;
one or more sensors configured to monitor one or more flight parameters to generate sensor information;
one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
obtain the sensor information;
calculate a performance thrust ratio based on the sensor information, an aerodynamic model, a propeller model, and a battery model, wherein the performance thrust ratio is used to control the motor thrust and engine thrust to improve utilization of electric energy throughout a flight;
determine a first thrust setting for the motor and/or a second thrust setting for the engine based on the performance thrust ratio,
actuate the motor and/or the engine according to the first thrust setting and/or the second thrust setting.