CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT

摘要

An aircraft control system includes a vertical thrust system, a horizontal thrust system, and an aerodynamic system. The system further includes a controller in at least indirect communication with the vertical thrust system, the horizontal thrust system, and the aerodynamic system. The controller is configured to substantially simultaneously control, based on at least one of a single yaw input, a single pitch input, and a single roll input, the aerodynamic system and a differential thrust generated by the plurality of vertical thrust rotors of the vertical thrust system to adjust at least one of pitch, yaw, and roll of a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in at least one of a plurality of flight stages. The controller is further configured to independently and substantially simultaneously control the vertical and horizontal thrust systems to generate vertical and horizontal thrust in at least one of the plurality of flight stages.

主权项

1. An aircraft control system, comprising:
a vertical thrust system having a plurality of vertical thrust rotors, each of the plurality of vertical thrust rotors having an axis of rotation that is substantially perpendicular to a horizontal direction of flight; a horizontal thrust system having at least one horizontal thrust rotor, the at least one horizontal thrust rotor having an axis of rotation that is substantially parallel to the horizontal direction of flight; an aerodynamic system having a plurality of movable aerodynamic surfaces; and a controller in at least indirect communication with the vertical thrust system, the horizontal thrust system, and the aerodynamic system, wherein the controller is configured to:
substantially simultaneously control, based on at least one of a single yaw input, a single pitch input, and a single roll input, the aerodynamic system and a differential thrust generated by the plurality of vertical thrust rotors of the vertical thrust system to adjust at least one of pitch, yaw, and roll of a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in at least one of a plurality of flight stages of the vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, andindependently and substantially simultaneously control the vertical thrust system and the horizontal thrust system to generate vertical and horizontal thrust in at least one of the plurality of flight stages.