Systems and methods for aircraft energy optimization

A flight control system comprising:

• at least one memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform one or more operations, the operations comprising:
• determining one or more desired commands for an aircraft;
• determining a reference command for an effector based on the one or more desired commands and one or more aircraft conditions, the effector comprising at least one of an actuator, control surface, or propulsion unit;
• monitoring energy states of a plurality of battery packs of the aircraft, wherein at least a first battery pack of the plurality of battery packs is electrically isolated from at least a second battery pack of the plurality of battery packs;
• adjusting the reference command based on the monitored energy states of the plurality of battery packs, the adjusted reference command being configured to optimize a remaining discharge time across multiple high voltage channels of the aircraft;
• generating control commands for a plurality of effectors of the aircraft based on the adjusted reference command;
• and
• controlling the plurality of effectors according to the generated control commands to meet the one or more desired commands of the aircraft.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• determining one or more desired commands for an aircraft;
• determining a reference command for an effector based on the one or more desired commands and one or more aircraft conditions, the effector comprising at least one of an actuator, control surface, or propulsion unit;
• monitoring energy states of a plurality of battery packs of the aircraft, wherein at least a first battery pack of the plurality of battery packs is electrically isolated from at least a second battery pack of the plurality of battery packs;
• adjusting the reference command based on the monitored energy states of the plurality of battery packs, the adjusted reference command being configured to optimize a remaining discharge time across multiple high voltage channels of the aircraft;
• generating control commands for a plurality of effectors of the aircraft based on the adjusted reference command;
• and
• controlling the plurality of effectors according to the generated control commands to meet the one or more desired commands of the aircraft.