Flight plan recommendation based on analysis of airspace voxels

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive information that identifies an airspace voxel that represents a three-dimensional portion of airspace during a particular time period;
• associate one or more airspace parameters with the airspace voxel,
• the one or more airspace parameters representing one or more conditions that relate to flight through the airspace voxel during the particular time period;
• receive one or more flight parameters regarding a potential flight plan of an aircraft through a plurality of airspace voxels, including the airspace voxel, during the particular time period,
• where the aircraft is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and
• where the one or more flight parameters include one or more analysis parameters,
• the one or more analysis parameters including at least one of:
• a risk tolerance associated with the UAV or the potential flight plan,
• a cost tolerance associated with the UAV or the potential flight plan,
• a time tolerance associated with the UAV or the potential flight plan, or
• a network tolerance associated with the UAV or the potential flight plan;
• analyze the one or more flight parameters and a plurality of airspace parameters, associated with the plurality of airspace voxels, using one or more airspace rules;
• generate a plurality of category scores for the plurality of airspace voxels,
• the plurality of category scores including:
• a risk score,
• a cost score,
• a time score, and
• a network score;
• combine two or more category scores, of the plurality of category scores, to generate an overall score for the plurality of airspace voxels,
• different weights being applied to the two or more category scores;
• and
• output a recommendation regarding the potential flight plan based on the overall score associated with the plurality of airspace voxels.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a device, information that identifies an airspace voxel that represents a three-dimensional portion of airspace during a particular time period;
• associating, by the device, one or more airspace parameters with the airspace voxel,
• the one or more airspace parameters representing one or more conditions that relate to flight through the airspace voxel during the particular time period;
• receiving, by the device, one or more flight parameters regarding a potential flight plan of an aircraft through a plurality of airspace voxels, including the airspace voxel, during the particular time period,
• where the aircraft is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and
• where the one or more flight parameters include one or more analysis parameters,
• the one or more analysis parameters including at least one of:
• a risk tolerance associated with the UAV or the potential flight plan,
• a cost tolerance associated with the UAV or the potential flight plan,
• a time tolerance associated with the UAV or the potential flight plan, or
• a network tolerance associated with the UAV or the potential flight plan;
• analyzing, by the device, the one or more flight parameters and a plurality of airspace parameters, associated with the plurality of airspace voxels, using one or more airspace rules;
• generating, by the device, a plurality of category scores for the plurality of airspace voxels,
• the plurality of category scores including:
• a risk score,
• a cost score,
• a time score, and
• a network score;
• combining, by the device, two or more category scores, of the plurality of category scores, to generate an overall score for the plurality of airspace voxels,
• different weights being applied to the two or more category scores;
• and and
• outputting, by the device, a recommendation regarding the potential flight plan based on the overall score associated with the plurality of airspace voxels.