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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2023
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Leonard Wengler, Palm City, FL (US);
Matthew T. Luszcz, Hamden, CT (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A method of operating an aircraft based on movement of a control stick. The method includes creating a deadband of the control stick, where the deadband extends between the central axis and a first angular distance from the central axis, controlling, in response to the control stick being positioned within the deadband, the aircraft according to a first control mode, controlling, in response to the control stick being positioned outside of the deadband, the aircraft according to a second control mode, and adjusting a size of the deadband such that the deadband extends between the central axis and a second angular distance from the central axis.