Outer-Loop Flight Control Functions for Tandem Tilt-Wing eVTOLs

Kurzfassung

The rapid advancements in Urban Air Mobility (UAM) have positioned electric Vertical TakeOff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the forefront of future aviation. Among these, tandem tilt-wing eVTOLs offer unique capabilities, combining hover and wingborne flight regimes. This work proposes an outer-loop control system and command layout for tandem tilt-wing eVTOLs, emphasizing the Simplified Vehicle Operations (SVO) concept. The proposed control architecture is designed to simplify the operator's workload, enabling intuitive, low-skill flight operations by integrating reference models, and command scaling and limits to ensure the desired performance and needed envelope protection mechanisms.