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US 11,323,214 B2Granted
Aircraft control system
AssigneeJoby Aero, Inc.
InventorsScott MacAfee, JoeBen Bevirt, Jason Ryan
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Abstract
A fault-tolerant command and control system including a plurality of flight devices, a plurality of flight computers, a distribution network including a plurality of switches and cables connecting the plurality of flight devices to the plurality of flight computers, and a power source connected to the distribution network.
Claims21
A system comprising, for an aircraft:
- a plurality of flight devices configured to control aircraft operation;
- at least three flight computers configured to command operation of the plurality of flight devices;
- and
- a plurality of power and data switches comprising a first power and data switch set and a second power and data switch set,
- wherein the first power and data switch set is communicatively connected directly to each of the at least three flight computers;
- wherein the second power and data switch set is communicatively connected directly to each of the at least three flight computers;
- wherein the first power and data switch set is directly communicatively connected to each of the plurality of flight devices;
- wherein the second power and data switch set is directly communicatively connected to each of the plurality of flight devices;
- and
- wherein the first power and data switch set is communicatively isolated from the second power and data switch set so that the first power and data switch set and the second power and data switch set do not exchange data,
- wherein the first power and data switch set comprises at least three power and data switches, and wherein each of the at least three flight computers is communicatively connected by an individual power and data cable to a different power and data switch within the first power and data switch set.
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A system comprising, for an aircraft:
- a plurality of flight devices configured to control aircraft operation;
- at least three flight computers configured to control operation of the plurality of flight devices;
- and
- a plurality of power and data switches comprising a first power and data switch set and a second power and data switch set,
- wherein the first power and data switch set is communicatively connected directly to each of the at least three flight computers;
- wherein the second power and data switch set is communicatively connected directly to each of the at least three flight computers;
- wherein the first power and data switch set is communicatively connected directly to each of the plurality of flight devices;
- wherein the second power and data switch set is communicatively connected directly to each of the plurality of flight devices;
- and
- wherein the first power and data switch set and a first flight computer of the at least three flight computers are electrically isolated from the second power and data switch set and a second flight computer of the at least three flight computers.
7 more elements
A system comprising, for an aircraft:
- a plurality of flight devices configured to control aircraft operation, comprising a first flight device;
- at least three flight computers configured to command operation of the plurality of flight devices, comprising a first, second, and third flight computer;
- and
- a plurality of power and data switch sets comprising a first power and data switch set and a second power and data switch set, wherein the first power and data switch set is communicatively isolated from the second power and data switch set so that the first power and data switch set and the second power and data switch set do not exchange data;
- a first cable directly connecting the first power and data switch set to first flight device;
- a second cable directly connecting the second power and data switch set to first flight device;
- a third cable directly connecting the first power and data switch set to first flight computer;
- a fourth cable directly connecting the second power and data switch set to first flight computer;
- a fifth cable directly connecting the first power and data switch set to second flight computer;
- a sixth cable directly connecting the second power and data switch set to second flight computer;
- a seventh cable directly connecting the first power and data switch set to third flight computer;
- and
- an eighth cable directly connecting the second power and data switch set to third flight computer,
- wherein the first power and data switch set comprises at least three power and data switches, and wherein each of the at least three flight computers is communicatively connected by an individual power and data cable to a different power and data switch within the first power and data switch set.
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