US 12,384,524 B2
System and method for flight control in electric aircraft
Andrew Giroux, Georgia, VT (US); Timothy Gerard Richter, Jeffersonville, VT (US); and Nicholas Moy, Burlington, VT (US)
Assigned to BETA AIR LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed by Beta Air, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/600,498.
Application 18/600,498 is a continuation of application No. 17/349,631, filed on Jun. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,952,105.
Application 17/349,631 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/197,427, filed on Mar. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,142,333, issued on Oct. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0375768 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 4/40 (2018.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01); B64C 13/50 (2006.01); H04W 72/566 (2023.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 13/16 (2013.01) [B64C 13/503 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 72/569 (2023.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for flight control in an electric aircraft, the system comprising:
a mixer configured to:
receive one or more vehicle-level commands, wherein a first vehicle-level command of the one or more vehicle-level commands is determined according to a pilot control command;
determine one or more propulsor limits associated with at least one of one or more propulsors of the electric aircraft;
determine, based on the one or more vehicle-level commands and the one or more propulsor limits, one or more modified vehicle-level commands;
generate a plurality of propulsor commands based on the one or more vehicle-level commands and the one or more propulsor limits; and
transmit the plurality of propulsor commands to the one or more propulsors, wherein the one or more propulsors are configured to, based on receiving the plurality of propulsor commands, operate to control a position of the electric aircraft according to the pilot control command.