Patent ID: 11945597
Assignee: ARCHER AVIATION, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of controlling an electric aircraft that comprises a plurality of actuators that includes a plurality of electric propulsion units and a plurality of battery packs that power the plurality of electric propulsion units, the method comprising:
receiving desired force and moment commands for the electric aircraft;
monitoring energy states of the plurality of battery packs, wherein at least a first battery pack of the plurality of battery packs is electrically isolated from at least a second battery pack of the plurality of battery packs;
determining control commands for the plurality of actuators based on the desired force and moment commands by solving an optimization problem that comprises an energy balance term for balancing energy draw of the electric propulsion units according to the monitored energy state of the plurality of battery packs; and
controlling the plurality of actuators according to the determined control commands to meet the desired force and moment commands of the electric aircraft.