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US 2023/0406493 A1Published application
Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft surface tension compensation system
AssigneeHazelAero
InventorDominique Mojay
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Abstract
Provided is a process that includes: obtaining, using one or more surface tension sensors, one or more surface tension measurements of a surface, determining a reaction force for an aircraft using the one or more surface tension measurements and a weight of the aircraft. The process includes causing one or more engines included in the aircraft to generate thrust based on the reaction force.
Claims20
A non-transitory, machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, effectuate operations comprising:
- obtaining, by a computer system and using one or more surface tension sensors, one or more surface tension measurements of a landing surface or a takeoff surface for an aircraft;
- determining, by the computer system, a reaction force for the aircraft using the one or more surface tension measurements;
- and
- causing, by the computer system, one or more engines included in the aircraft to generate thrust based on the determined reaction force and the weight of the aircraft.
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An aircraft, comprising:
- an aircraft chassis;
- a propulsion system included in the aircraft chassis, wherein the propulsion system includes one or more engines that generate thrust;
- a sensor system that is housed by the aircraft chassis and that includes one or more surface tension sensors;
- one or more processors that are coupled to the propulsion system and the sensor system;
- and
- system memory that is coupled to the one or more processors and that includes one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, effectuate operations comprising:
- obtaining, using the one or more surface tension sensors, one or more surface tension measurements of a landing surface or a takeoff surface for the aircraft;
- determining a reaction force for the aircraft using the one or more surface tension measurements;
- and
- causing the one or more engines included in the aircraft to generate thrust based on the determined reaction force and a weight of the aircraft.
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A method, comprising:
- obtaining, by a computer system and using one or more surface tension sensors, one or more surface tension measurements of a landing surface or a takeoff surface for an aircraft;
- determining, by the computer system, a reaction force for the aircraft using the one or more surface tension measurements;
- and
- causing, by the computer system, one or more engines included in the aircraft to generate thrust based on the determined reaction force and a weight of the aircraft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.