US 12,434,814 B2
System and methods for flight control for an electric aircraft
Timothy Gerard Richter, South Burlington, VT (US); Joshua E. Auerbach, Waterbury Center, VT (US); Andrew Giroux, South Burlington, VT (US); and Herman Wiegman, South Burlington, VT (US)
Assigned to BETA AIR LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed by BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/097,072.
Application 18/097,072 is a continuation of application No. 17/848,882, filed on Jun. 24, 2022, granted, now 11,851,159.
Application 17/848,882 is a continuation of application No. 17/383,703, filed on Jul. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,377,201, issued on Jul. 5, 2022.
Application 18/097,072 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/515,124, filed on Oct. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,679,867.
Application 17/515,124 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.
Application 18/097,072 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/972,856, filed on Oct. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,822,328.
Application 17/972,856 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/218,428, filed on Mar. 31, 2021, granted, now 11,524,767, issued on Dec. 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0227146 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
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 flight control system for an electric aircraft, the system comprising:
a pilot input communicatively connected to an electric aircraft, wherein the pilot input is configured to receive an input datum;
a plurality of flight components communicatively connected to the electric aircraft, wherein the plurality of flight components comprise a plurality of control surfaces;
a flight controller communicatively connected to the pilot input and the plurality of flight control surfaces, wherein the flight controller is configured to:
determine a phase of flight;
determine a command datum to control a position of the plurality of control surfaces as a function of the input datum; and
command, when the phase of flight is determined to be hover, the plurality of control surfaces using the command datum.