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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
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);
Assignee:
BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/50 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/04 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/505 (2018.01); B64C 9/00 (2013.01); B64C 13/04 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64C 2009/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for redundant flight control configured for use in an aircraft. More specifically, a system is provided that includes a plurality of actuators that are configured to move a flight component of an aircraft such that one actuator is configured to move the flight component if the other actuator fails to move the flight component upon receipt of an attitude command from a pilot control.