Patent ID: 11940816
Assignee: JOBY AERO, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 4:
5. A method for controlling an aircraft between a forward configuration, a hover configuration, and ground operations, with a control system having an input mechanism and a processor, the method comprising:
receiving an input along an x-axis at an input mechanism;
mapping the input along the x-axis to:
a pitch rate/flight path in the forward configuration;
a vertical rate in the hover configuration; and
braking motion during ground operations;

receiving an input along a y-axis at the input mechanism;
mapping the input along the y-axis to:
a roll rate/flight path in the forward configuration; and
a lateral translational rate/acceleration rate in the hover configuration;

receiving an input along a z-axis at the input mechanism;
mapping the input along the z-axis to:
a sideslip response in the forward configuration;
yaw in the hover configuration; and
steering during ground operations; and

receiving an input along an a-axis at the input mechanism;
mapping the input along the a-axis to:
an airspeed rate in the forward configuration;
a longitudinal translational rate and acceleration rate in the hover configuration; and
a speed during ground operations; and

providing, with the processor, a control output based on each of the inputs received at the x-axis, the y-axis, the z-axis, and the a-axis, wherein the control output for each of the forward configuration, the hover configuration, and the ground operations is determined using a lookup table.