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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Inventors:
John Robert Wittmaak, Newark, TX (US);
Alan Hisashi Steinert, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 11/30 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64C 11/301 (2013.01); B64C 11/305 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of verifying operation of an aircraft in a pre-defined flight mode includes operating the aircraft in a first flight mode, commanding the aircraft to transition to a second flight mode, evaluating a plurality of motor performance parameters, and based on values of the plurality of motor performance parameters, determining whether the aircraft has successfully transitioned to the second flight mode.