Abstract: Techniques for performing Handover-Takeover (HOTO) activity corresponding to an operation shift are described. In an example implementation, an initiation request to initiate the HOTO activity corresponding to an operation shift are received, where the initiation request is received from a first user initiating handover of the operation shift, and the initiation request includes credentials of the first user. Thereafter, credentials of a second user taking over the operation shift from the first user are received. The credentials of the second user are then compared with the credentials of the first user. One of the HOTO activity and a self-takeover activity is then performed based on the comparing of the credentials of the second user with the credentials of the first user.

Abstract: A fly-by-wire flight control system includes a plurality of effector control electronics, a plurality of flight control computers, and an inceptor. Each effector control electronics receives effector-specific flight control command data and generates and supplies flight control surface commands to one or more flight control effectors. Each flight control computer receives inceptor command selectively generates and supplies the effector-specific flight control command data. The inceptor supplies the inceptor data to the flight control computers. The inceptor also includes a backup flight control processor that is configured to: receive a backup control mode signal indicating that the flight control computers are inoperable; and in response to the backup control mode signal, to selectively generate and supply the effector-specific flight control command data.