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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2021
Beta Air, Llc, South Burlington, VT (US);
Riley Griffin, Montpelier, VT (US);
Nicholas Moy, Burlington, VT (US);
Joshua E. Auerbach, Waterbury Center, VT (US);
BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US);
Abstract
A system for airspeed estimation utilizing propulsor data in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is provided. The system generally comprises at least a propulsor, at least one sensor and a flight controller. The at least a propulsor is mechanically coupled to a body of an eVTOL aircraft, wherein the at least a propulsor is configured to propel the eVTOL aircraft. The at least one sensor is configured to detect a torque of the at least a propulsor, and transmit the torque of the at least a propulsor. The flight controller is configured to receive the torque of the at least a propulsor and determine an airspeed of the eVTOL aircraft as a function of the torque of the at least a propulsor. A method for airspeed estimation utilizing propulsor data in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is also provided.