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公开(公告)号：US20240140590A1
公开(公告)日：2024-05-02
申请号：US18499075
申请日：2023-10-31
Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
Inventor： Nathan Thomas DEPENBUSCH , Jeffery Scott Greenwood
CPC classification number: B64C13/0421 , B64C13/503 , G05D1/0858
Abstract: Disclosed are electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft gaming apparatuses and methods. In one embodiment, a video game apparatus comprises a processor, a first inceptor, communicatively coupled to the processor, the first inceptor configured to accept longitudinal and lateral linear movements as manual input and provide corresponding signals to the processor, and a second inceptor, communicatively coupled to the processor, the second inceptor configured to accept longitudinal and lateral linear movements as manual input and provide corresponding signals to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to control a heading of an aircraft in a video game using a signal received from the second inceptor corresponding to lateral linear movement of the second inceptor. Some embodiments may additionally include at least one sensor and a thumb stick for each inceptor.
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公开(公告)号：US20240116629A1
公开(公告)日：2024-04-11
申请号：US18478980
申请日：2023-09-29
Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
Inventor： Nathan STORRS , Jonathan BENO
CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 , B64C11/32
Abstract: A tilt propeller for a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft includes a linked low pitch stop (LLPS). The LLPS serves as a secondary pitch control system that is activated when a primary pitch control system fails. The LLPS may include a pitch rod coupled to a propeller blade yoke, and a mechanical coupling that correlates the tilt angle of the propeller with a pitch angle setting of the LLPS. The pitch rod may be separated by a gap from the mechanical coupling during normal operation. If the primary pitch control fails, the pitch rod is forced into contact with the mechanical coupling to close the gap and form a load-bearing path to control the pitch angle.
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公开(公告)号：US20240116627A1
公开(公告)日：2024-04-11
申请号：US18163372
申请日：2023-02-02
Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
Inventor： Karthik Kumar BODLA , Bharat TULSYAN , Christopher M. HEATH , Kerry MANNING , Alan D. TEPE
CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 , B64D33/08
Abstract: A VTOL aircraft includes a plurality of lift propellers configured to rotated by lift motors to provide vertical thrust during takeoff, landing and hovering operations. The lift propellers are configured to generate a cooling airflow to cool the lift motors during use. During a cruise operation when the VTOL aircraft is in forward motion, the lift propellers may be stowed in a stationary position. Therefore, the cooling airflow may be reduced or eliminated when it is not needed.
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公开(公告)号：US20240101253A1
公开(公告)日：2024-03-28
申请号：US18303032
申请日：2023-04-19
Applicant: Archer Aviation Inc.
Inventor： Geoffrey C. BOWER , Benjamin M. GREEK , Nathan T. DEPENBUSCH , John MELACK
CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 , B64D27/24 , H02J7/0063 , B60L2200/10 , B64D2221/00
Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to electric aircraft, and more specifically to electric power distribution for electric aircraft. In one embodiment, an electric aircraft is disclosed, comprising: a fuselage; two wings mounted on opposite sides of the fuselage; a plurality of first electric propulsion units, arranged on both sides of the fuselage, aft of the wings during forward flight; a plurality of second electric propulsion units arranged on both sides of the fuselage, forward of the wings during forward flight; and a plurality of battery packs, each battery pack configured to power at least: a portion of one of the first electric propulsion units on one side of the fuselage, and a portion of one of the second electric propulsion units on the other side of the fuselage.
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公开(公告)号：US11905007B2
公开(公告)日：2024-02-20
申请号：US17340811
申请日：2021-06-07
Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
Inventor： Geoffrey C. Bower
CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 , B64C23/069 , B64C39/10 , B64D27/24
Abstract: A passenger vertical take-off and landing aircraft includes a flying wing comprising a passenger compartment, a first set of rotors positioned at least partially forward of a leading edge of the flying wing, and a second set of rotors positioned at least partially rearward of a trailing edge of the flying wing. The first set of rotors may include at least four rotors and the second set of rotors may comprise at least two rotors. The first set of rotors, the second set of rotors, both, or neither may be 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.
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公开(公告)号：US20230382543A1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-30
申请号：US18357055
申请日：2023-07-21
Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
Inventor： John MELACK
CPC classification number: B64D27/24 , B64C29/0033 , B64D2221/00
Abstract: A electric aircraft power distribution system includes a first battery pack connected to at least a first load and to a common bus that connects the first battery pack in parallel to at least a second battery pack; a first electrical component electrically connected between the first battery pack and the first load and configured to disconnect the first load from the first battery pack in response to current above a first threshold current, wherein the first electrical component has a first disconnection time at the first threshold current; and a second electrical component electrically connected between the first battery pack and the common bus and configured to disconnect the first battery pack from the common bus in response to current above a second threshold current, wherein the second electrical component has a second disconnection time at the second threshold current that is higher than the first disconnection time.
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公开(公告)号：US11820499B1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-21
申请号：US18098417
申请日：2023-01-18
Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
Inventor： Jonathan Anthony Beno , Guy Bernard , Benjamin Scott Dyer , Nathan Daniel Storrs
CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 , B64C27/54
Abstract: A system includes a first frame for mounting to the aircraft; a second frame for mounting the proprotor, the second frame being rotatably mounted to the first frame; a first gear located along the rotation axis of the second frame and fixed in position relative to the first frame; a pinion that moves with the second frame and engages the first gear such that the pinion revolves around the first gear, causing the pinion to rotate; a cam that is fixedly connected to the pinion such that the cam rotates with the pinion; and a control rod operatively coupled at a first end with the cam such that rotation of the cam can cause translation of the control rod, wherein the control rod can be coupled at a second end to the blades of the proprotor such that translation of the control rod alters the pitch of the blades.
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公开(公告)号：US11787551B1
公开(公告)日：2023-10-17
申请号：US18147452
申请日：2022-12-28
Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Graves , Alan D. Tepe , Robert Wayne Moore
CPC classification number: B64D27/24 , B64C29/0008 , B64D33/08 , H02K5/203 , H02K7/08 , H02K7/116 , H02K9/19 , H02K11/33
Abstract: An electric propulsion system for a vertical takeoff-and-landing aircraft having an inverter assembly, a gearbox assembly, an electric motor assembly. The inverter assembly, the gearbox assembly, and the electric motor assembly may be substantially aligned along an axis. The inverter assembly, a gearbox assembly, and electric motor assembly may each abut at least one of the others. The electric engine may use a liquid, such as oil, for cooling and lubricating components of the inverter assembly, gearbox assembly, and electric motor assembly. Further, the electric engine may use volumes of oil for cooling and lubricating components below a threshold volume so that the electric engines do not require a fire protective barrier.
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49.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11679872B1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-20
申请号：US18064538
申请日：2022-12-12
Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
Inventor： Bharat Tulsyan , Christopher M. Heath , Kerry Manning , Giovanni Droandi
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.
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公开(公告)号：US11618338B2
公开(公告)日：2023-04-04
申请号：US17177021
申请日：2021-02-16
Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
Inventor： Geoffrey C. Bower
Abstract: A method for assigning swappable battery packs to electric aircraft includes receiving, at a computing system, status information for a plurality of battery packs located at at least one battery swapping location, wherein the status information comprises states of charge and states of health for the plurality of battery packs; determining, by the computing system, energy requirements for a plurality of electric aircraft based at least in part on flight plans for the plurality of electric aircraft; determining, by the computing system, assignments of at least a portion of the plurality of battery packs to the plurality of electric aircraft based at least in part on the states of charge and states of health of the plurality of battery packs and the energy requirements for the plurality of aircraft; and swapping at least one battery pack into at least one aircraft based on the determined assignments.
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