SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TILTER MOTOR COOLING
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240190566A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-13

    申请号:US18311288

    申请日:2023-05-03

    CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 B64D33/08

    Abstract: A VTOL aircraft includes a plurality of tilt propellers configured to be rotated between a forward cruise configuration and a vertical lift configuration. A nacelle or other structure may be configured to form a low pressure zone from the wake of the tilt propellers when operating in the lift configuration. The low pressure zone may include an outlet side of a cooling path. Due to the low pressure, airflow may be induced through the cooling path even in the absence of strong air pressure at the inlet side. During a cruise operation when the VTOL aircraft is in forward motion, the nacelle or other structure may be aligned with a baffle to form an exhaust channel for the cooling airflow.

    Systems and methods for flight control of EVTOL aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US12006035B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US18468421

    申请日:2023-09-15

    CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 B64C11/46 B64C13/50 B64D2221/00

    Abstract: Aspects of this present disclosure relate to flight control of electric aircrafts and other vehicles. In one embodiment, an aircraft is disclosed comprising: a fuselage; two wings; a plurality of lift propellers, the lift propellers disposed aft of the wings during forward flight; plurality of tilt propellers that are tiltable between vertical lift and forward propulsion configurations, the tilt propellers disposed forward of the wings during forward flight; a plurality of tilt propellor actuators that tilt propellers between vertical lift and forward propulsion configurations, the tilt propellor actuators on opposite sides of the fuselage; and a plurality of electrical buses coupled to a flight control computer; wherein the flight control computer is configured to provide control signals for at least one of the lift propellers mounted to one of the wings and one of the tilt propellers mounted to the other wing via the same electrical bus.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR EVTOL AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20240132222A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US18312231

    申请日:2023-05-03

    CPC classification number: B64D27/24 B60L58/21 B60L2200/10 B60L2210/12

    Abstract: In an embodiment, a system may comprise at least two power supplies which may comprise a first power source, a first step-down converter, a first switching device, a first bus, a second power source, a second step-down converter, a second switching device, and a second bus, the first and second buses being electrically separate. An exemplary system may further comprise an alternate power supply comprising a third power source and an alternate step-down converter connected to at least the first and second buses via at least a third switching device, the alternate power supply acting as a backup power supply configured to be used after a failure of one or more of the at least two power supplies. In some embodiments, the first and second switching devices may be controlled by at least a first controller and the at least third switching device may be controlled by an alternate controller.

    Vertical take-off and landing aircraft with aft rotor tilting

    公开(公告)号:US11919631B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17170242

    申请日:2021-02-08

    CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 B64C27/28

    Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing aircraft may include a fuselage; at least one wing connected to the fuselage; a first plurality of proprotors mounted to the at least one wing, positioned at least partially forward of a leading edge of the at least one wing, and tiltable between lift configurations for providing lift for vertical take-off and landing of the aircraft and propulsion configurations for providing forward thrust to the aircraft; and a second plurality of proprotors mounted to the at least one wing, positioned at least partially rearward of a trailing edge of the at least one wing, and tiltable between lift configurations for providing lift for vertical take-off and landing of the aircraft and propulsion configurations for providing forward thrust to the aircraft; wherein the first plurality of proprotors and the second plurality of proprotors are independently tiltable.

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