Ganged control signals for vtol vehicles

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a controller, a roll attitude of an aerial vehicle relative to a landing surface;
• generating, by the controller, a ganged control signal for a plurality of actuators, each coupled with a corresponding one of a plurality of airfoil assemblies of the aerial vehicle, to cause the airfoil assemblies to generate thrust tilted away from a vertical axis of the aerial vehicle and reduce the roll attitude of the aerial vehicle;
• operating, by the controller, in one or more modes of operations comprising:
• a first mode of operation;
• and
• a second mode of operation, wherein in the second mode of operation, a greater portion of a range of travel of the plurality of actuators is apportioned to the ganged control signal than in the first mode of operation.

A system, comprising:

• a controller configured to:
• determine a roll attitude and position of an aerial vehicle relative to a landing surface;
• generate, based on the roll attitude and the position, a ganged control signal for each of a plurality of airfoil assemblies of the aerial vehicle disposed along a lateral axis of the aerial vehicle, wherein the ganged control signal is configured to cause the plurality of airfoil assemblies to generate thrust tilted away from a vertical axis of the aerial vehicle and reduce the roll attitude of the aerial vehicle;
• operate in one or more modes of operations comprising:
• a first mode of operation;
• and
• a second mode of operation, wherein in the second mode of operation, a greater portion of a range of travel of the plurality of actuators is apportioned to the ganged control signal than in the first mode of operation.