# US 2023/0053828 A1 · System and method of propulsor management

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- Number: US 2023/0053828 A1
- Document ID: US20230053828A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/404,291
- Filed: 2021-08-17
- Published: 2023-02-23
- Earliest claimed: 2021-08-17
- Assignees: Beta Air, LLC
- Applicants: Beta Air, LLC
- Inventors: Herman Wiegman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230053828A1

## CPC

- B64C 27/08: with two or more rotors
- B64C 29/0025: {the propellers being fixed relative to the fuselage}
- B64C 29/0033: {the propellers being tiltable relative to the fuselage}
- B64D 27/31: within, or attached to, wings
- B64D 27/34: All-electric aircraft
- B64D 31/06: actuated automatically
- B64D 31/16: for electric power plants
- G05D 1/0072: {to counteract a motor failure}
- G05D 1/0808: {specially adapted for aircraft}
- G05D 1/0858: {specially adapted for vertical take-off of aircraft}
- 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
- G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES

## Abstract

In an aspect, a system includes a plurality of propulsors connected to an aircraft. Each propulsor of the plurality of propulsors is configured to operate independently from one another. A system includes a fuselage of an aircraft. A fuselage is configured to include a protective barrier and a height greater than the plurality of propulsors. A system includes a plurality of electric motors configured to adjust a torque of each propulsor of the plurality of propulsors. A system includes a computing device configured to detect a torque of each propulsor of the plurality of propulsors. A computing device is configured to determine a flight maneuver. A computing device is configured to adjust a property of each propulsor of the plurality of propulsors using the plurality of electric motors as a function of the detected torque.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system comprising:
a plurality of propulsors connected to an aircraft, the plurality of propulsors comprising a forward propulsor and at least one vertical propulsor, wherein each vertical propulsor of the plurality of propulsors is configured to operate independently from one another, wherein each propulsor of the plurality of propulsors is configured to operate with an independent angle, an independent torque, and an independent rotational direction;
a fuselage of the aircraft, wherein the fuselage is configured to include a protective barrier and the forward propulsor is operably coupled to the;
a plurality of electric motors configured to adjust a torque of each propulsor of the plurality of propulsors;
at least a flotation device connected to the aircraft, wherein the at least a flotation device is configured to keep the aircraft afloat in a body of water;
at least a battery housed in the at least a flotation device, wherein the at least a battery is configured to power the plurality of propulsors; and
a computing device configured to:
detect a torque of each propulsor of the plurality of propulsors;
determine a flight maneuver; and
adjust a property of each propulsor of the plurality of propulsors using the plurality of electric motors as a function of the detected torque and the determined flight maneuver.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to detect a roll angle and pitch angle of each propulsor of the plurality of propulsors.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein adjusting a torque of each propulsor includes applying a positive torque to a propulsor of the plurality of propulsors through the plurality of electric motors.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein adjusting a torque of each propulsor includes applying a negative torque to a propulsor of the plurality of propulsors through the plurality of electric motors.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein a maneuver of the aircraft includes a movement in edgewise flight.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein a maneuver of the aircraft includes a vertical takeoff maneuver.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of propulsors includes:
at least a first set of propulsors at a front side of the aircraft;
at least a first set of propulsors at a left side of the aircraft;
at least a first set of propulsors at a right side of the aircraft;
at least a first set of propulsors at a rear side of the aircraft; and
at least a first set of propulsors at a center of the aircraft.

### Claim 8

(canceled)

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein each set of propulsors includes two or more propulsors configured to overlap each other.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to utilize a machine learning model.

### Claim 11

A method comprising:
powering, by at least a battery, a plurality of propulsors, wherein the at least a battery is housed in at least a flotation device connected to an aircraft, wherein the at least a flotation device is configured to keep the aircraft afloat in a body of water;
detecting, on a computing device, a torque of a propulsor of the plurality of propulsors comprising a forward propulsor operably coupled to a fuselage of the aircraft and at least one vertical propulsor, wherein each vertical propulsor of the plurality of propulsors is configured to operate with an independent angle, an independent torque, and an independent rotational direction;
determining, on the computing device, a flight maneuver of the aircraft; and
adjusting each propulsor of the plurality of propulsors using a plurality of electric motors as a function of the detected torque and the determined flight maneuver.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the computing device is configured to detect a roll angle and pitch angle of each propulsor of the plurality of propulsors.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein adjusting a torque of each propulsor includes applying a positive torque to a propulsor of the plurality of propulsors through the plurality of electric motors.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein adjusting a torque of each propulsor includes applying a negative torque to a propulsor of the plurality of propulsors through the plurality of electric motors.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein a maneuver of the aircraft includes a movement in edgewise flight.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein a maneuver of the aircraft includes a vertical takeoff maneuver.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of propulsors includes:
at least a first set of propulsors at a front side of the aircraft;
at least a first set of propulsors at a left side of the aircraft;
at least a first set of propulsors at a right side of the aircraft;
at least a first set of propulsors at a rear side of the aircraft; and
at least a first set of propulsors at a center of the aircraft.

### Claim 18

(canceled)

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17, wherein each set of propulsors includes two or more propulsors configured to overlap each other.

### Claim 20 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the computing device is configured to utilize a machine learning model.