Patent ID: 11873087
Assignee: UNMANNED AEROSPACE LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. A computer-implemented method for controlling an aircraft comprising a rotor and at least two proprotors laterally displaced on opposing sides of a longitudinal axis of the aircraft, the method comprising actuating one or more motors of the aircraft to at least:
drive the rotor to provide lift;
drive the first proprotor in a forward direction; and
drive the second proprotor in a reversed direction, such that the first proprotor and the second proprotor counteract a torque created by the rotor,
the method further comprising transitioning the aircraft to a forward flight mode by at least:
causing the one or more motors to stop driving the second proprotor in the reverse direction;
causing the one or more motors to increase a rotational speed of the first proprotor in the forward direction while a reverse thrust created by the second proprotor decreases to zero;
causing the one or more motors to drive the second proprotor in the forward direction to provide forward thrust; and

causing the one or more motors to stop driving the rotor such that the rotor is allowed to rotate by autorotation.