System for propeller parking control for an electric aircraft and a method for its use
AssigneeBeta Air, LLC
InventorCollin Freiheit
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Abstract
In an aspect, a system for propeller parking control for an electric aircraft. The system include at least a sensor and a computing device. A sensor may be configured to generate angular datum. The computing device may be configured to generate a trajectory as a function of angular datum. The computing device may also be configured to initiate the transition from hover to fixed-wing flight as a function of a trajectory.
Claims20
A system for propulsor parking control for an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the system comprising:
- a plurality of lift propulsors mechanically coupled to the electric aircraft, the plurality of lift propulsors configured to:
- generate lift when the eVTOL is hovering;
- and
- park when the eVTOL is in wing-borne flight;
- at least a first sensor configured to detect at least a first angular datum associated with a first lift propulsor of the plurality of lift propulsors;
- at least a second sensor configured to detect at least a second angular datum associated with a second lift propulsor of the plurality of lift propulsors;
- and
- a first controller communicatively connected to the first lift propulsor, the at least a first sensor, and the at least a second sensor, wherein the first controller is configured to:
- generate a trajectory as a function of the atleast a first angular datum and the at least a second angular datum;
- and
- adjust deceleration of the first lift propulsor based on the trajectory and the at least first angular datum.
A method of propulsor parking control for an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the method comprising:
- using at least a first sensor, detecting at least a first angular datum associated with a first lift propulsor;
- using at least a second sensor, detecting at least a second angular datum associated with a second lift propulsor;
- using a first controller communicatively connected to the first lift propulsor, generating a trajectory as a function of the at least a first angular datum and the at least a second angular datum;
- and
- using the first controller, adjusting deceleration of the first lift propulsor based on the trajectory and the at least first angular datum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.