Flight control system with haptic feedback and associated systems and methods

A controller apparatus for controlling flight of an aircraft, the controller apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• non-transitory computer readable storage media storing code, the code being executable by the processor to perform operations comprising:
• determining a change in a position of a user input apparatus, due to a manual manipulation of the position of the user input apparatus and generating position data, including the change in the position of the user input apparatus;
• selectively transmitting the position data to a feedback controller and a flight controller;
• generating a feedback-control signal, via the feedback controller, in response to receiving the position data, when a commanded attitude, determined from the position data, is equal to a predetermined threshold, wherein the predetermined threshold is a set attitude value, and transmitting the feedback-control signal to a feedback device coupled to the user input apparatus;
• and
• generating flight control surface signals, via the flight controller, in response to receiving the position data;
• wherein in response to receiving the feedback-control signal, the feedback device generates a haptic feedback motion of the user input apparatus.

A method of controlling flight of an aircraft, the method comprising:

• measuring a flight change input from a user via a manual manipulation of a position of a user input apparatus;
• determining a change in the position of the user input apparatus, due to the manual manipulation of the position of the user input apparatus, and generating position data, including the change in the position of the user input apparatus;
• selectively transmitting the position data to a feedback controller;
• generating, via the feedback controller, a feedback-control signal in response to receiving the position data, when a commanded attitude, determined from the position data, is determined to be equal to a predetermined threshold, wherein the predetermined threshold is a set attitude value;
• and
• receiving the feedback-control signal by a haptic feedback device coupled to the user input apparatus and, in response to receiving the feedback-control signal, generating haptic feedback motion of the user input apparatus.