Patent ID: 11891194
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 10:
11. An aerial vehicle, comprising:
a body;
at least one propulsion mechanism;
a battery having an associated on-battery battery management system (BMS), the on-battery BMS configured to calculate an on-battery battery state determination based at least in part on parameter data associated with the battery; and
a controller configured to at least:
select an off-battery BMS to which to transmit parameter data;
transmit the parameter data to the selected off-battery BMS;
receive an off-battery battery state determination from the selected off-battery BMS;
receive the on-battery battery state determination from the on-battery BMS;
determine a battery state based at least in part on the off-battery battery state determination and the on-battery battery state determination; and
cause operation of the aerial vehicle based at least in part on the determined battery state.