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Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2022
Applicant:

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a Subsidiary of the Boeing Company, Manassas, VA (US);

Inventors:

Douglas Famularo, Boston, MA (US);

Jose Antonio Turalba, Cambridge, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/57 (2006.01); B64C 27/52 (2006.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/57 (2013.01); B64C 27/52 (2013.01); G05D 1/0858 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an example, a propulsion system for controlling maneuvers of a tilt rotor aircraft includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the propulsion system to perform functions. The functions include making a determination that changing an orientation of the tilt rotor aircraft is necessary to perform an instructed flight maneuver. The functions also include causing, in response to the determination, a rotor of the tilt rotor aircraft to provide a thrust, thereby applying a torque to the tilt rotor aircraft that changes the orientation of the tilt rotor aircraft.


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