Patent ID: 11947352
Assignee: KITTY HAWK CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. An aircraft, comprising:
a sensor configured to generate sensor data, wherein the sensor data includes or more of the following: (1) aircraft state information associated with the aircraft or (2) parachute canopy state information associated with a parachute canopy;
the parachute canopy, wherein the parachute canopy is coupled to an airframe of the aircraft at a point aft of a center of mass of the aircraft;
the airframe; and
a processor configured to:
determine, based at least in part on the sensor data, whether to generate a control signal associated with maneuvering the aircraft into a nose-up position, and
perform a recovery action, including by deploying the parachute canopy, wherein a load on the parachute canopy is reduced in the event the aircraft is in the nose-up position compared to the aircraft being in a nose-down position.