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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2023
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Masashi Eto, Saitama, JP;
Yuya Ishihara, Saitama, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control systemincludes: a VTOL rotorand a cruise rotorconfigured to generate a thrust; a power unit that has a power generation deviceconfigured to generate power and supply the power to the rotors, and a batteryconfigured to store power which is supplied from the power generation device, and supply stored power to the rotors; and a control unitconfigured to calculate a charging time of the battery based on a required amount of power storage that should be stored in the battery when the aircraft flies in a predetermined flight condition, and a state of the battery, and determine a charge start time of the battery based on the charging time and a flight time it takes to reach the predetermined flight condition. With this, it is possible to suppress a deterioration.