Patents by Inventor Nansi XUE

Nansi XUE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL ALLOCATION FOR ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20240132224
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electric aircraft that has a plurality of actuators that includes a plurality of electric propulsion units includes: receiving force and moment commands for the electric aircraft; determining control commands for the plurality of actuators based on the desired force and moment commands by solving an optimization problem that comprises a noise minimization term for minimizing noise generated by the electric propulsion units; and controlling the plurality of actuators according to the determined control commands to meet the force and moment commands for the electric aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Archer Aviation Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey C. BOWER, Nansi XUE, Alan CHEN, Benjamin GOLDMAN, Nathan DEPENBUSCH
  • Systems and methods for control allocation for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft
    Patent number: 11945597
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electric aircraft that has a plurality of actuators that includes a plurality of electric propulsion units includes: receiving force and moment commands for the electric aircraft; determining control commands for the plurality of actuators based on the desired force and moment commands by solving an optimization problem that comprises a noise minimization term for minimizing noise generated by the electric propulsion units; and controlling the plurality of actuators according to the determined control commands to meet the force and moment commands for the electric aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ARCHER AVIATION, INC.
    Inventors: Geoffrey C. Bower, Nansi Xue, Alan Chen, Benjamin Goldman, Nathan Depenbusch
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL ALLOCATION FOR ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20220234747
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electric aircraft that has a plurality of actuators that includes a plurality of electric propulsion units includes: receiving force and moment commands for the electric aircraft; determining control commands for the plurality of actuators based on the desired force and moment commands by solving an optimization problem that comprises a noise minimization term for minimizing noise generated by the electric propulsion units; and controlling the plurality of actuators according to the determined control commands to meet the force and moment commands for the electric aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey C. BOWER, Nansi XUE, Alan CHEN, Benjamin GOLDMAN, Nathan DEPENBUSCH