Patent ID: 11919622
Assignee: BETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A cockpit assembly, comprising:
a cockpit, comprising:
at least a door;
an inceptor stick, wherein the inceptor stick comprises:
a sheath movably connected thereon;
a plurality of sensors in electronic communication with the cockpit, wherein the plurality of sensors is configured to detect a door status of the cockpit;
an actuator of the sheath, wherein the actuator is configured to move a position of the sheath between a first position wherein the first position allows direct access to the inceptor stick and a second position wherein the second position prevents direct access to the inceptor stick; and
a computing device, wherein the computing device is configured to:
receive the door status from the plurality of sensors;
determine a sheath command as a function of the door status; and
send the sheath command to the actuator to adjust the position of the sheath as a function of the door status.