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Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 28, 2023
Applicant:

Archer Aviation Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Geoffrey C. Bower, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Nansi Xue, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

Alan Chen, San Carlos, CA (US);

Benjamin Goldman, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Nathan Depenbusch, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

Archer Aviation Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 31/02 (2005.12); B60L 50/60 (2018.12); B60L 58/12 (2018.12); B64C 27/57 (2005.12); B64C 27/59 (2005.12); B64C 29/00 (2005.12); B64D 27/24 (2005.12); B64D 31/14 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 31/02 (2012.12); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B64C 27/57 (2012.12); B64C 27/59 (2012.12); B64C 29/0033 (2012.12); B64D 27/24 (2012.12); B64D 31/14 (2012.12); B60L 2200/10 (2012.12);
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.


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