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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2023
Applicant:
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Pranay Sinha, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Damon Vander Lind, Alameda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/00 (2006.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.01); B64C 13/48 (2006.01); B64C 27/82 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/12 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 27/40 (2024.01); B64D 31/06 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 53/00 (2019.02); B64C 13/48 (2013.01); B64C 27/82 (2013.01); B64C 39/12 (2013.01); B64D 27/02 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 27/40 (2024.01); B64D 31/06 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64C 2027/8209 (2013.01); B64D 27/026 (2024.01); B64D 27/402 (2024.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a tilt rotor that is aft of a fixed wing and that is attached to the fixed wing via a pylon. A flight computer configured to instruct the tilt rotor to produce a maximum downward angle including by updating an actuator authority database associated with the flight computer to reflect the maximum downward angle, and generating a rotor control signal for the tilt rotor using the updated actuator authority database that reflects the maximum downward angle, wherein the maximum downward angle is adjustable.