CPC B64C 27/57 (2013.01) [B64C 27/52 (2013.01); G05D 1/0858 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A propulsion system for controlling maneuvers of a tilt rotor aircraft, the propulsion system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the propulsion system to perform functions comprising:
making a determination that changing an orientation of the tilt rotor aircraft is necessary to perform an instructed flight maneuver; and
causing, in response to the determination, a rotor of the tilt rotor aircraft to provide a thrust, thereby applying a torque to the tilt rotor aircraft that changes the orientation of the tilt rotor aircraft.
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