Safety Assessment and Fault Tolerance in eVTOL Aircraft Flight Control System: Current Status and Challenges
Semantic Scholar · Article (IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine) · f03316c7944437c931de88285f1132845e994514 · Published 2026-04-01 · IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine · 2 authors
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Abstract
With the integration and development of technologies in the fields of electric aviation, uncrewed driving, artificial intelligence, and information communication, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts have been applied in recent years, which can effectively solve the problem of ground traffic congestion.However, an important factor restricting its commercialization is airworthiness (safety and reliability). The flight control system is the brain of the eVTOL aircraft, and its safety and reliability directly affect the operation of the whole aircraft. This article takes the existing civil aircraft, military aircraft, and uncrewed aerial vehicles as reference objects, and combines their existing safety assessment and fault tolerance technologies to explore and summarize the research status, technical routes, and its challenges of the eVTOL aircraft. In response to these challenges, this article finally puts forward our own thinking and solutions to promote the healthy and rapid development of the entire eVTOL aircraft industry.
Authors
- Xiao-Jia Han
- Chao Pei
Keywords
- Engineering
Citation
Xiao-Jia Han, Chao Pei (2026). Safety Assessment and Fault Tolerance in eVTOL Aircraft Flight Control System: Current Status and Challenges. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine. Semantic Scholar ID f03316c7944437c931de88285f1132845e994514. https://doi.org/10.1109/MAES.2025.3566023 ↗