US 12,103,674 B2
Short takeoff and landing vehicle with forward swept wings
Pranay Sinha, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Damon Vander Lind, Alameda, CA (US)
Assigned to Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/122,502.
Application 18/122,502 is a continuation of application No. 17/345,493, filed on Jun. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,634,217.
Application 17/345,493 is a continuation of application No. 17/066,058, filed on Oct. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,066,162, issued on Jul. 20, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/912,872, filed on Oct. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0234704 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 13/00 (2006.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.01); B64C 13/48 (2006.01); B64C 27/82 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/12 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 27/40 (2024.01); B64D 31/06 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 29/0033 (2013.01) [B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 53/00 (2019.02); B64C 13/48 (2013.01); B64C 27/82 (2013.01); B64C 39/12 (2013.01); B64D 27/02 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 27/40 (2024.01); B64D 31/06 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64C 2027/8209 (2013.01); B64D 27/026 (2024.01); B64D 27/402 (2024.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
a tilt rotor that is aft of a fixed wing and that is attached to the fixed wing via a pylon; and
a flight computer configured to instruct the tilt rotor to produce a maximum downward angle including by:
updating an actuator authority database associated with the flight computer to reflect the maximum downward angle; and
generating a rotor control signal for the tilt rotor using the updated actuator authority database that reflects the maximum downward angle, wherein the maximum downward angle is adjustable.