Controlling aircraft using thrust differential trim

A control system for stabilizing an aircraft in response to a yaw movement, the system comprising one or more processors and one or more memory devices included with the aircraft, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving data indicative of the yaw movement of the aircraft, the yaw movement causing a front portion of the aircraft to move towards a first side of the aircraft;
• a trim process resulting in a thrust differential in response to the yaw movement, the trim process comprising:
• controlling one or more engines on the first side of the aircraft to increase thrust;
• and
• controlling one or more engines on a second side of the aircraft to decrease thrust;
• and
• determining when the trim process negates the yaw movement;
• repeating the trim process when the trim process does not negate the yaw movement;
• and
• maintaining the thrust differential when the trim process negates the yaw movement.

An aircraft comprising:

• one or more first engines located on a first side of the aircraft;
• one or more second engines located on a second side of the aircraft;
• a rudder;
• a computing system comprising one or more processors and one or more memory devices located on the aircraft, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• detecting a rudder deflection on a first side of the aircraft;
• and
• performing a trim process in response to the rudder deflection, the trim process comprising:
• determining an angle of the rudder;
• controlling one or more of the one or more first engines to increase thrust;
• controlling one or more of the one or more second engines to decrease thrust;
• and
• repeating the trim process when the angle of the rudder is not within a threshold amount of zero degrees.