Abstract: A system of fall back flight control configured for use in aircraft includes an input control configured to receive a pilot input and generate a control datum. System includes a flight controller communicatively coupled to the input control and configured to receive the control datum and generate an output datum. The system includes the actuator having a primary mode in which the actuator is configured to move the at least a portion of the aircraft as a function of the output datum and a fall back mode in which the actuator is configured to move the at least a portion of the aircraft as a function of the control datum. The actuator configured to receive the control datum, receive the output datum, detect a loss of communication with the flight controller, and select the fall back mode as a function of the detection.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 31, 2022
Date of Patent:
June 4, 2024
Assignee:
BETA Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Timothy Gerard Richter, Andrew Giroux, Joseph Trovato, Chris Townsend
Abstract: A system for flight control in electric aircraft includes a flight controller configured to provide an initial vehicle torque signal including a plurality of attitude commands. The system includes a mixer configured to receive the initial vehicle torque signal and a vehicle torque limit, receive prioritization data including a prioritization datum corresponding to each of the plurality of attitude command, determine a plurality of modified attitude commands as a function of the vehicle torque limit, the attitude commands, and the prioritization data, generate, as a function of modified attitude commands, an output torque command including the initial vehicle torque signal adjusted as a function of the vehicle torque limit, generate, as a function of the output torque command, a remaining vehicle torque. The system includes a display, wherein the display is configured to present, to a user, the remaining vehicle torque and the output torque command.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 16, 2021
Date of Patent:
April 9, 2024
Assignee:
BETA Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Andrew Giroux, Timothy Gerard Richter, Nicholas Moy
Abstract: In an aspect, a cockpit assembly is presented. A cockpit assembly includes at least a door. A cockpit assembly includes an inceptor stick. An inceptor stick includes a sheath movably connected thereon. An inceptor stick includes an actuator communicatively connected to a sheath. An actuator is configured to move a sheath between at least a door of a cockpit and an inceptor stick.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 22, 2022
Date of Patent:
March 5, 2024
Assignee:
BETA Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Edward Hall, Richard Ward, Matthieu Lavoie
Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure a pilot display system for an aircraft includes a sensor configured to measure an aircraft position and generate a position datum based on the aircraft position, a display incorporated in the aircraft, and a computing device communicatively connected to the sensor and the display, the computing device configured to receive a flight path including a transition point, determine, from the position datum, the aircraft position relative to the transition point, and command the display to display a visual representation of the aircraft position relative to the transition point.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 28, 2022
Date of Patent:
February 27, 2024
Assignee:
BETA Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Nicholas Moy, Collin Freiheit, Joshua E. Auerbach
Abstract: In an aspect, a system for displaying synoptic information is provided. A processor of the system may retrieve and/or receive operation data related to the use of a corresponding electric aircraft. Operation data may be displayed on a display of the system using one or more visual representations or audio presentations.