Patent ID: 11858611
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 11:
12. An edge computing system of a plurality of edge computing systems configured for use on a multi-rotor vehicle including a plurality of electric motors operatively coupled to a respective plurality of rotors, the plurality of electric motors configured to cause the respective plurality of rotors to rotate relative to an airframe, the plurality of edge computing systems being independent, distinct and distributable to the plurality of electric motors, the edge computing system comprising:
processing circuitry operatively coupleable to a respective electric motor of the plurality of electric motors, and thereby a respective rotor of the respective plurality of rotors, the processing circuitry configured to acquire and process sensor data for the respective rotor to determine rotor status information, and execute motor commands to control the respective electric motor and thereby the respective rotor; and
a communication interface configured to enable the edge computing system to communicate with others of the plurality of edge computing systems,
wherein the edge computing system is configured as an integrated flight computer and motor controller.