Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method of VTOL vehicle flight control inceptors
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Application No.: US17384343Application Date: 2021-07-23
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Publication No.: US11667375B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: Rafael Desideri De Freitas , Yasser Mahmud Abdallah
- Applicant: EMBRAER S.A.
- Applicant Address: BR São José dos Campos
- Assignee: Eve UAM, LLC
- Current Assignee: Eve UAM, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Main IPC: B64C13/04
- IPC: B64C13/04 ; B64C13/22 ; B64C13/50 ; B64C29/00

Abstract:
A VTOL inceptor arrangement is handled by a single pilot and consists of or comprises a first inceptor and a second inceptor. The first inceptor is capable of controlling at least one axis of movement and the second inceptor is capable of controlling at least three axes of movement. The first inceptor is configured to be operated by a first hand of the pilot, and the second inceptor is configured to be operated by a second hand of the pilot different from the first hand. These two hand-operated inceptors enable use of reliable operation based on stick motion (i.e., the pilot's respective hands each grasp a respective inceptor) instead of relying on movement of switches, knobs or the like—which may not allow precision control under vibration or turbulent environments or conditions.
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