Systems and methods for automated fleet management for aerial vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11804138B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-31

    申请号:US17528597

    申请日:2021-11-17

    申请人: BETA AIR, LLC

    IPC分类号: G08G5/00 B64C29/00

    摘要: In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system of automated fleet management for aerial vehicles, including a first aerial vehicle, the aerial vehicle comprising: a first sensor configured to measure an external metric and generate external datum based on the external metric; and a second sensor configured to measure an aircraft metric and generate aircraft datum based on the aircraft metric; and a computing device operating on the first aerial vehicle, the computing device communicatively connected to a network including at least a second aerial vehicle, the computing device configured to: receive the external datum from the first sensor of the first aerial vehicle and the aircraft datum from the second sensor of the first aerial vehicle; and transmit at least a flight plan update element to the network based on the external datum and the aircraft datum.

    Methods and systems for orienting a thrust propulsor in response to a failure event of a vertical take-off and landing aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US11584534B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US17673031

    申请日:2022-02-16

    申请人: BETA AIR, LLC

    IPC分类号: B64D31/10 B64C29/00 B64C11/00

    摘要: Aspects relate to systems and methods for orienting a thrust propulsor in response to a failure event of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. An exemplary system includes a plurality of lift propulsors mechanically connected to a VTOL aircraft, wherein each of the plurality of lift propulsors are configured to produce lift, a plurality of sensors, wherein at least a sensor is configured to detect a failure of at least a lift propulsor, and transmit a failure datum, a thrust propulsor mechanically attached to the VTOL aircraft with an orientable joint, wherein the thrust propulsor is configured to produce thrust and orient the thrust propulsor as a function of a thrust orientation datum, and a flight controller configured to receive the failure datum, generate a thrust orientation datum as a function of the failure datum, and transmit the thrust orientation datum to the orientable joint.