US 11,702,192 B2
Systems and methods for fly-by-wire reversionary flight control
Joshua E. Auerbach, Waterbury Center, VT (US); Andrew Giroux, Georgia, VT (US); Chris Townsend, Shelburne, VT (US); Timothy Gerard Richter, Wynantskill, NY (US); and Matthew John Sheppard, Bow, NH (US)
Assigned to BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed by BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed on Oct. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/515,418.
Application 17/515,418 is a continuation of application No. 17/320,309, filed on May 14, 2021, granted, now 11,208,200.
Prior Publication US 2022/0363368 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 13/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/50 (2006.01); B64C 13/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 13/503 (2013.01) [B64C 13/0421 (2018.01); G05D 1/0077 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for fly-by-wire reversionary flight control, the system comprising:
an electric aircraft, wherein the electric aircraft is configured to include:
a first control element;
a first actuator coupled to the first control element, wherein the first actuator is configured to:
receive a control data;
determine a first command datum as a function of the control data and a distributed control algorithm; and
actuate a first control element as a function of the first command datum.