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公开(公告)号：US20250131850A1
公开(公告)日：2025-04-24
申请号：US19002678
申请日：2024-12-26
Applicant: Joby Aero, Inc.
Inventor： Gregor Veble Mikic , JoeBen Bevirt , Alex Stoll , Jeremy Bain
Abstract: A method and system for modeling aerodynamic interactions in complex eVTOL configurations for realtime flight simulations and hardware testing which includes decomposing the aircraft into aerodynamic subcomponents, wherein the interactions between these components are handled by flow simulations of the surrounding fluid, which may be Euler flow CFD simulations. A computer generated simulation can be used to analyze the fluid flow and pressures, the forces delivered by an aircraft into the fluid and the forces onto the aircraft from the fluid, to determine the position and attitude of the aircraft, and other aspects. The system may be used as a flight simulator for pilot training in a realtime environment. The system may be used to support component testing using an interface to those components, such as flight electronics and actuators, to test the components in high fidelity simulations of actual flight demands on those components. The system may also be used to support design analysis in non-realtime to run numerous simulations on different designs and to provide comparative output.
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公开(公告)号：US12280868B2
公开(公告)日：2025-04-22
申请号：US18218100
申请日：2023-07-04
Applicant: Joby Aero, Inc.
Inventor： Gregor Veble Mikic , JoeBen Bevirt
Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing aircraft with a multi-element lifting system with integrated propulsion. The multi-element lifting system may have an upper wing element, a lower wing element, and a control wing element which is located below the upper wing element and above, and rearward of, the lower wing element. The system uses internal propulsion units, such as internal ducted fans, which flow air below the upper wing element and above the lower wing element such that the air flows through the multi-element lifting system. The control wing element may be articulated to route air vertically downward to allow for short or vertical take-off and landing. An aircraft with a multi-element wing assembly and a multi-element tail assembly raised above the wing assembly. An aircraft which resides on the ground with the wing assembly and the tail assembly pitched up.
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公开(公告)号：US20250033768A1
公开(公告)日：2025-01-30
申请号：US18674926
申请日：2024-05-27
Applicant: Joby Aero, Inc.
Inventor： JoeBen Bevirt , Edward Stilson , Alex Stoll , Gregor Veble Mikic
Abstract: An aircraft including an airframe and a plurality of propulsion assemblies coupled to the airframe, wherein each propulsion assembly includes an electric motor, a propeller coupled to the electric motor, and a tilt mechanism that connects the propulsion assembly to the airframe and transforms the propulsion assembly between a forward configuration and a hover configuration; wherein the plurality of propulsion assemblies is transformable between a forward arrangement and a hover arrangement, wherein each of the plurality of propulsion assemblies is in the forward configuration in the forward arrangement, wherein each of the plurality of propulsion assemblies is in the hover configuration in the hover arrangement, wherein the spacing between at least two of the propellers of the plurality of propulsion assemblies changes between the forward arrangement and the hover arrangement.
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公开(公告)号：US12202595B2
公开(公告)日：2025-01-21
申请号：US18525850
申请日：2023-12-01
Applicant: Joby Aero, Inc.
Inventor： Gregor Veble Mikic , JoeBen Bevirt , Alex Stoll
Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing aircraft and method which uses fixed rotors for both VTOL and forward flight operations. The rotors are positioned to achieve a high span efficiency. The rotors are positioned to even out the lift across the span of the wing. The wing may also have narrow front and rear airfoils which may provide structural support as well as providing lift during forward flight, or may have a single center wing. The wing rotors are tilted forward and provide some forward propulsion during horizontal flight.
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公开(公告)号：US20250010985A1
公开(公告)日：2025-01-09
申请号：US18218100
申请日：2023-07-04
Applicant: Joby Aero, Inc.
Inventor： Gregor Veble Mikic , JoeBen Bevirt
Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing aircraft with a multi-element lifting system with integrated propulsion. The multi-element lifting system may have an upper wing element, a lower wing element, and a control wing element which is located below the upper wing element and above, and rearward of, the lower wing element. The system uses internal propulsion units, such as internal ducted fans, which flow air below the upper wing element and above the lower wing element such that the air flows through the multi-element lifting system. The control wing element may be articulated to route air vertically downward to allow for short or vertical take-off and landing. An aircraft with a multi-element wing assembly and a multi-element tail assembly raised above the wing assembly. An aircraft which resides on the ground with the wing assembly and the tail assembly pitched up.
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Patent Agency Ranking
公开(公告)号：US20240300660A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-12
申请号：US18667566
申请日：2024-05-17
Applicant: Joby Aero, Inc.
Inventor： JoeBen Bevirt , Alex Stoll , Martin van der Geest , Scott MacAfee , Jason Ryan
CPC classification number: B64D27/24 , B60L58/22 , B60L2200/10 , B64C29/0033 , B64D2221/00
Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft includes a starboard wing, a port wing, first and second tilt rotors coupled to the port and starboard wings respectively, and first and second batteries. A pair of control surfaces are arranged on a first side of the mid-sagittal plane of the aircraft, the pair comprising a first and a second control surface. A first flight actuator is electrically connected to the first battery and a second flight actuator is electrically connected to the second battery. The first and second flight actuators are mechanically connected to the first and second control surfaces respectively.
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公开(公告)号：US12012206B2
公开(公告)日：2024-06-18
申请号：US18227310
申请日：2023-07-28
Applicant: Joby Aero, Inc.
Inventor： Gregor Veble Mikic , Alex Stoll , JoeBen Bevirt
Abstract: The aircraft can include: an airframe, a tilt mechanism, a payload housing, and can optionally include an impact attenuator, a set of ground support members (e.g., struts), a set of power sources, and a set of control elements. The airframe can include: a set of rotors and a set of support members. By utilizing a larger rotor blade area (and/or larger rotor disc area) and adjusting the blade pitch and RPM, the rotors can augment the lift generated by the aerodynamic profile of the aircraft in the forward flight mode in addition to providing forward thrust. Variants generating lift with the rotors can reduce or eliminate additional control surfaces (e.g., wing flaps, ailerons, ruddervators, elevators, rudder, etc.) on the aircraft since the thrust and motor torque is controllable (thereby indirectly controlling lift) at each rotor, thereby enabling pitch, yaw, and/or roll control during forward flight.
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公开(公告)号：US11942855B2
公开(公告)日：2024-03-26
申请号：US17400605
申请日：2021-08-12
Applicant: Joby Aero, Inc.
Inventor： Jordin Gischler , Baixi Pei , Rob Thodal , JoeBen Bevirt
CPC classification number: H02K7/116 , B64C27/52 , B64D27/24 , F16H49/001
Abstract: A compact harmonic drive system with a motor residing within the flexspline cup. The motor may reside further into the flexspline cup than the wave generator, and the air gap of the motor may be further out radially than the interior of the wave generator bearing. The motor may use an outrunner configuration with an outboard rotor made up of magnets, allowing for a large radial distance to the air gap and resulting in higher torque. The interior stator windings are thermally well coupled to the drive system structure. The harmonic drive may be coupled to a deployment system adapted to support moment loads perpendicular to the rotation axis such that those loads are not supported by the harmonic drive.
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9.发明公开公开(公告)号：US20230351912A1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-02
申请号：US18213264
申请日：2023-06-23
Applicant: Joby Aero, Inc.
Inventor： Gregor Veble Mikic , JoeBen Bevirt , Alex Stoll , Jeremy Bain
Abstract: A method and system for modeling aerodynamic interactions in complex eVTOL configurations for realtime flight simulations and hardware testing which includes decomposing the aircraft into aerodynamic subcomponents, wherein the interactions between these components are handled by flow simulations of the surrounding fluid, which may be Euler flow CFD simulations. A computer generated simulation can be used to analyze the fluid flow and pressures, the forces delivered by an aircraft into the fluid and the forces onto the aircraft from the fluid, to determine the position and attitude of the aircraft, and other aspects. The system may be used as a flight simulator for pilot training in a realtime environment. The system may be used to support component testing using an interface to those components, such as flight electronics and actuators, to test the components in high fidelity simulations of actual flight demands on those components. The system may also be used to support design analysis in non-realtime to run numerous simulations on different designs and to provide comparative output.
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公开(公告)号：US20230322362A1
公开(公告)日：2023-10-12
申请号：US18121001
申请日：2023-03-14
Applicant: Joby Aero, Inc.
Inventor： Gregor Veble Mikic , JoeBen Bevirt , Jeremy Bain , Alex Stoll
CPC classification number: B64C13/16 , G05D1/102 , B64C29/0033
Abstract: A method for the control of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft which reduces the acoustic profile of the rotary airfoil in hover for VTOL applications. The rotary airfoil incurs an efficiency penalty in order to improve the acoustic performance during hover. The aircraft operates the rotary airfoils of the propeller during hover in the hover angle of attack range, and the aircraft operates the rotary airfoils during forward flight in the forward angle of attack range.
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