Boom control effectors

US11292593B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• JOBY AERO, INC. · US

Inventors

• Mark Moore · Henderson, US
• John Conway Badalamenti · San Francisco, US
• Ian Andreas Villa · San Francisco, US
• Adam Warmoth · San Francisco, US
• David Josephson · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 3, 2018
• Grant date: Apr 5, 2022
• Expiry date: May 24, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T50/60
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure generally relates to aircraft vehicles, specifically vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft that include propellers. A propeller is coupled to a boom and the boom includes a boom control effector. The boom control effector is configured to direct the airflow behind or below the propeller. The boom control effector can be configured to control the yaw movement of the aircraft and mitigate noise from the propeller. A boom control effector can be a single effector or a split effector. The split effector may operate in conjunction with a boom that operates as a resonator to reduce noise produced by the propeller.