Flight-Phase Lag Scaling for Electric Aircraft Data Transfer

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Solution Overview

Problem

Electric aircrafts face challenges in maintaining consistent data transfer due to varying latency and bandwidth strain during complex flight phases, leading to inconsistent data communication and potential system overload.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that utilize sensors and computing devices to detect flight phases and adjust data transmission latency accordingly, delaying data transmission during intensive phases and prioritizing bandwidth for constant communication needs, using machine-learning models to predict optimal delays and store them in a database for efficient data transfer.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If data transmission is maintained at high frequency during complex flight phases, then communication reliability is improved, but bandwidth strain increases and latency varies

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication reliabilityVSAvoidbandwidth strain
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the data transmission frequency based on the detected flight phase. During complex intensive phases (takeoff, landing, maneuvering), the transmission frequency is reduced to minimize bandwidth strain, while during stable phases (cruise), the frequency is increased to maintain communication reliability. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction between maintaining reliable communication and avoiding excessive bandwidth consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the transmission parameter (frequency/delay interval) according to the flight phase. By detecting the current flight phase and adjusting the data transmission delay accordingly, the system optimizes the balance between communication reliability and bandwidth usage. Different flight phases have different optimal transmission parameters, and the system adapts these parameters in real-time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Quantity of substance

If data transmission delay is increased to reduce bandwidth strain, then bandwidth consumption is reduced, but data transfer consistency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebandwidth consumptionVSAvoiddata transfer consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the transmission delay based on flight phase characteristics. During complex intensive phases where bandwidth is constrained, a larger delay is acceptable and even beneficial for reducing bandwidth strain. During stable cruise phases, the delay is reduced to maintain data transfer consistency. This dynamic adjustment ensures that data transfer consistency is maintained when possible while allowing bandwidth optimization when necessary.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The flight phase detection system acts as an intermediary that mediates between bandwidth consumption requirements and data transfer consistency requirements. By introducing this intermediate layer of flight phase awareness, the system can make intelligent decisions about data transmission timing, balancing the competing demands of bandwidth efficiency and consistent data transfer.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Stability of the object's composition

If data transmission frequency is increased during stable flight phases, then communication consistency is improved, but unnecessary bandwidth usage increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication consistencyVSAvoidbandwidth usage
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts transmission frequency based on flight phase stability. During stable cruise phases, higher transmission frequency is used to maintain communication consistency. During complex intensive phases, the frequency is automatically reduced to avoid unnecessary bandwidth usage. This dynamic behavior ensures that bandwidth is only consumed at high rates when it is actually needed for maintaining communication consistency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The transmission frequency parameter is changed according to the flight phase detected by the system. During stable phases, the parameter is set to a higher value for consistent communication. During intensive phases, the parameter is reduced to optimize bandwidth usage. This parameter adaptation resolves the contradiction by ensuring high bandwidth usage only when it provides actual benefit to communication consistency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11755038B2Systems and methods for scaling lag based on flight phase of an electric aircraft
Publication Date: 2023.09.12 BETA AIR LLC
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AI summary

A system for scaling lag based on flight phase of an electric aircraft is presented. The system include a sensor connected to an electric aircraft configured to detect measured aircraft data, identify a flight phase of the electric aircraft, and generate a flight datum. The system further comprises a computing device communicatively connected to the sensor, wherein the computing device is configured to receive the flight datum and the flight phase, identify an input latency as a function of the flight datum, select a lag frame as a function of the input latency, wherein the lag frame further comprises a lag threshold, and transmit the flight datum to a user device as a function of the lag frame. The system further includes a remotely located user device configured to receive the flight datum.