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Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 10, 2021
Applicant:

Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);

Inventors:

Sung K. Kim, Bedford, TX (US);

Russell C. Peters, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Manish J. Mistry, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:

Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 31/14 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2024.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 31/14 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); G05D 1/0816 (2013.01); G05D 1/0858 (2013.01); G05D 1/102 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of adjusting a directional movement ability in an aircraft having two or more rotors includes receiving a desired thrust demand for each rotor of the two or more rotors, comparing the desired thrust demands to determine a maximum thrust demand, determining whether the maximum thrust demand exceeds a maximum thrust limit of the two or more rotors, and adjusting each desired thrust demand based on whether the maximum thrust demand exceeds the maximum thrust limit to provide an adjusted thrust demand for each rotor of the two or more rotors. Each rotor can be operated based on a respective adjusted thrust demand.


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