Invention Application
- Patent Title: HEALTH BASED ACTUATOR ALLOCATION
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Application No.: US17828729Application Date: 2022-05-31
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Publication No.: US20220289399A1Publication Date: 2022-09-15
- Inventor: Christopher Scott Saunders , Mark Johnson Cutler
- Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: Kitty Hawk Corporation
- Current Assignee: Kitty Hawk Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Main IPC: B64D31/06
- IPC: B64D31/06 ; B64D45/00 ; G07C5/08

Abstract:
Commands, including a first and second command associated with a first and second rotor module, are determined based at least in part on a set of desired forces or moments and a plurality of health metrics, including by determining a plurality of differences between the plurality of health metrics and a threshold and assigning a lower thrust value to the first command based at least in part on the first difference and a higher thrust value to the second command based at least in part on the second difference, where the first difference indicates a higher degree of wear on the first rotor module than the second difference indicates for the second rotor module. The commands are sent to the rotor modules and after the commands are performed, updated health metrics are determined.
Public/Granted literature
- US11834188B2 Health based actuator allocation Public/Granted day:2023-12-05
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