Regarding putting a software limit on the ability of the pilot to move past the 75 degree nacelle position before reaching 40kts during forward transition:
Mcpave said:
...you have to put some faith in the crews to do the right thing...
That is very true in the Osprey as pilots in combat need to have every available option and 'trick up their sleeve' to deal with unanticipated situations not encountered in normal operations, but they need to work within defined limits as a matter of survival as he said.
On the commercial side software limits will be mandated for those pilots operating in a much more benign environment. The 609 civil tiltrotor does in fact have a nacelle inhibiting capability with software limits for the nacelle takeoff position that will not allow it to move past 75 degrees until 40kts has been reached not allowing pilots to fly out of the conversion corridor during take off (W-D proof which is needed on the civil side).
It is incredible what computers can do, but we have to find the correct man vs. machine balance for given external environments. Combat environments do not equate to civil commercial ops, and there will be differences.