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Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 16, 2021
Applicant:

Beta Air, Llc, South Burlington, VT (US);

Inventors:

Joshua E. Auerbach, Waterbury Center, VT (US);

Andrew Giroux, Georgia, VT (US);

Chris Townsend, Shelburne, VT (US);

Timothy Gerard Richter, Wynantskill, NY (US);

Assignee:

BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3181 (2006.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/102 (2013.01); B64C 13/18 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects relate to methods and systems for reversionary flight control for an electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. An exemplary system includes a pilot control, a sensor configured to sense and transmit analog control data associated with a pilot interaction with the pilot control, a pilot interface module configured to receive the analog control data, convert the analog control data to digital control data, and transmit digital control, an actuator, and a flight controller. The flight controller may be configured to receive the digital control data, determine a primary command datum as a function of the digital control data, transmit the primary command datum to the actuator, determine that the digital control signal is non-functional, receive the analog control data, determine a reversionary command datum as a function of the analog control data, and transmit the reversionary command datum to the actuator.


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