Electric Aircraft Battery Reserve Calculation for In-Flight Resource Remaining
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electric aircraft lack effective methods for determining remaining fuel and energy levels during flight, which is crucial for safe operational decisions and efficient flight planning.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method using a processor and sensing devices to measure fuel levels and determine a resource remaining datum, considering flight modes and reserve energy, allowing for informed flight planning and power-saving strategies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If no resource monitoring system is implemented, then the aircraft structure remains simple, but pilots cannot make informed operational decisions about remaining energy and fuel levels
Solution Approach 1:
The processor performs multiple functions: it determines reserve energy based on flight mode, calculates resource remaining datum by combining aircraft data with reserve energy, and provides comprehensive resource monitoring. This multi-functional approach consolidates what could be separate systems into a single integrated processor, reducing overall system complexity while providing complete resource information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses existing aircraft data from sensing devices and combines it with reserve energy calculations to generate resource remaining datum autonomously. The processor self-servingly integrates available data sources and computational logic to provide pilots with actionable resource information without requiring external intervention or complex additional hardware.
2Productivity
If accurate resource remaining datum is provided, then pilots can optimize flight paths and reduce energy consumption, but the system requires complex processing of aircraft data and reserve energy calculations
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-determines reserve energy based on flight mode before calculating the final resource remaining datum. By preparing the reserve energy value in advance and organizing aircraft data from sensing devices beforehand, the system streamlines the calculation process, enabling faster and more efficient flight planning decisions without requiring complex real-time processing during critical decision moments.
3Measurement precision
If the system determines resource remaining datum as a function of aircraft data and reserve energy, then measurement precision of resource levels is improved, but the system requires integration of multiple sensing devices and data sources
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges aircraft data from multiple sensing devices with reserve energy calculations into a single resource remaining datum value. By combining these data sources through the processor, the system achieves comprehensive and precise resource measurement without requiring pilots to separately interpret multiple independent measurements, effectively integrating complexity into a unified informative output.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for determining a resource remaining datum of an electric aircraft is disclosed. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor. The memory contains instructions configuring the processor to receive aircraft data from at least a sensing device, wherein the at least a sensing device is configured to measure at least a parameter of a battery pack of the electric aircraft and generate aircraft data as a function of the at least a parameter of the battery pack of the electric aircraft. The memory contains instructions configuring the processor to determine a reserve energy as a function of a flight mode of the electric aircraft and determine a resource remaining datum as a function of the aircraft data and the reserve energy, wherein the resource remaining datum is related to the battery pack of the electric aircraft.