# US 11,440,678 B1 · Systems and methods for fixed wing flight to vertical wing flight for landing for an aircraft > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,440,678 B1 - Document ID: US11440678B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 17/480,231 - Filed: 2021-09-21 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-21 - Assignees: Beta Air, LLC - Applicants: Beta Air, LLC - Inventors: Herman Wiegman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11440678B1 ## CPC - B64C 29/0025: {the propellers being fixed relative to the fuselage} - B64D 27/31: within, or attached to, wings - B64D 27/34: All-electric aircraft - B64D 45/04: Landing aids; Safety measures to prevent collision with earth's surface - G06N 20/00: Machine learning - G06N 7/02: using fuzzy logic (computing arrangements based on biological models G06N3/00; computing arrangements using knowledge-based models G06N5/00) - B64C: AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS - B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT - G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS ## Abstract A system and method for landing an electric aircraft is provided. The system includes a controller, wherein the controller is communicatively connected to the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to, receive a plurality of measured flight data, determine a descent confirmation as a function of the plurality of measured flight data, generate a descent instruction set as a function of the descent confirmation and the plurality of measured flight data, wherein generating the descent instruction set further includes generating a transition instruction set, and transmit the descent instruction set to a plurality of flight components, wherein each flight component of the plurality of flight components are coupled to the electric aircraft. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for landing an electric aircraft, the system comprising: a controller, the controller communicatively connected to a sensor, wherein the controller is configured to: receive a plurality of measured flight data; determine a descent confirmation as a function of the plurality of measured flight data; generate a descent instruction set as a function of the descent confirmation and the plurality of measured flight data, wherein generating the descent instruction set further comprises: generating a transition instruction set; transmit the descent instruction set to a plurality of flight components, wherein each flight component of the plurality of flight components are coupled to the electric aircraft; retrieve a descent training set from a descent database based on the measured flight datum, wherein the training set contains an actuator command data correlated to an element of descent instruction data; and generate a descent instruction set, wherein the generating of the descent instruction set comprises: training a machine-learning model with the descent training set; and generating the descent instruction set as a function of the machine-learning model, wherein the machine-learning model is configured to receive the plurality of measured flight data as an input and output the descent instruction set as a function of descent training set. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the aircraft further comprises an electric aircraft. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of measured flight data includes a plurality of pilot inputs. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the descent instruction set further comprises a beginning stage. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the descent instruction set further comprises a final stage. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the transition instruction set further comprises a forward propulsor torque command. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the transition instruction set further comprises a vertical propulsor torque command. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the descent confirmation is determined as a function of a descent threshold. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to: store the measured flight datum in a descent database; and store the descent instruction set in the descent database. ### Claim 10 A method for landing an aircraft, the method comprising: receiving, by a controller, a plurality of measured flight data; determining, by the controller, a descent confirmation as a function of the plurality of measured flight data; generating, by the controller, a descent instruction set as a function of the descent confirmation and the plurality of measured flight data, wherein generating the descent instruction set further comprises: generating a transition instruction set; transmitting the descent instruction set to a plurality of flight components, wherein each flight component of the plurality of flight components are coupled to the electric aircraft; retrieving a descent training set from a descent database based on the measured flight datum, wherein the training set contains an actuator command data correlated to an element of descent instruction data; and generate a descent instruction set, wherein the generating of the descent instruction set comprises: training a machine-learning model with the descent training set; and generating the descent instruction set as a function of the machine-learning model, wherein the machine-learning model is configured to receive the plurality of measured flight data as an input and output the descent instruction set as a function of descent training set. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the aircraft further comprises an electric aircraft. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of measured flight data includes a plurality of pilot inputs. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the descent instruction set further comprises a beginning stage. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the descent instruction set further comprises a final stage. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the transition instruction set further comprises a forward propulsor torque command. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the transition instruction set further comprises a vertical propulsor torque command. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the descent confirmation is determined as a function of a descent threshold. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: storing, by the controller, the measured flight datum in a descent database; and storing, by the controller, the descent instruction set in the descent database.