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That seems like the easiest part, flip the relays to disconnect the battery pack, evaluate remaining capacity and if the detachable pack is discharged by the ex
by Johnny555 3y ago
That seems like the easiest part, flip the relays to disconnect the battery pack, evaluate remaining capacity and if the detachable pack is discharged by the expected amount and the onboard packs are full, then go ahead and jettison.
- hef19898 3y agoYou have to do that realibly, millions of times without failure, safely and without loosing redundancy. Flipping a relay is easy, doing in flight with one of most safety critical systems not so much. Man, I just hope all those aerospace companies YC is funding have founders with a much better understanding of these things...
- Johnny555 3y ago>Flipping a relay is easy, doing in flight with one of most safety critical systems not so much This system assumes an aircraft that is already battery powered and requires routinely detaching a very heavy piece of equipment in flight without causing undue risk to the aircraft and then autonomously flying that heavy battery pack over populated areas in airspace shared with other aircraft. The power control system for detaching battery pack is the least complicated part of this system.
- hef19898 3y agoPower decoupling is the only part that actually deserves any discussion at all, everything else is beyound rediculously laughable.
- Johnny555 3y agoSo it sounds like you're agreeing with me -- the power management piece of this system is pretty much the only part that we understand how to do?