A method for an aircraft is provided in one example embodiment and may include determining a transition from an airplane mode to a helicopter mode for a propulsion system of the aircraft, wherein the propulsion system comprises a plurality of rotor blades; determining whether a descent rate condition is satisfied, wherein the descent rate condition is associated with a maximum allowable descent rate for the aircraft; and controlling a collective pitch angle for the plurality of rotor blades based on the descent rate condition.
SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE DESCENT RATE LIMITING FOR AN AIRCRAFT
2020-05-14
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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