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

Claim 8:
9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a control system for an aircraft having an input mechanism and a processor, cause the control system to control the aircraft between a forward configuration, a hover configuration, and ground operations, by performing operations comprising:
controlling, with the input mechanism, a pitch rate/flight path in the forward configuration, a vertical rate in the hover configuration, and braking motion during ground operations, along an x-axis of the input mechanism;
controlling, with the input mechanism, a roll rate/flight path in the forward configuration and a lateral translational rate/acceleration rate in the hover configuration along a y-axis of the input mechanism;
controlling, with the input mechanism, a sideslip response in the forward configuration, yaw in the hover configuration, and steering during ground operations along a z-axis of the input mechanism;
controlling, with the input mechanism, an airspeed rate in the forward configuration, a longitudinal translational rate and acceleration rate in the hover configuration, and a speed during ground operations along an a-axis of the input mechanism; and
providing, with the processor, a control output based on inputs received along each of 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.