Pre-flight fabrication and assembly of aerial vehicles

A method of assembling an automated aerial vehicle, comprising:

• receiving an order for delivery of an item to a delivery destination;
• determining a route for the delivery of the item by the automated aerial vehicle;
• determining at a route characteristic, an environment characteristic, and a vehicle characteristic associated with the route to deliver the item to the delivery destination;
• simulating an operation of the automated aerial vehicle having a plurality of configurations based at least in part on the route characteristic, the environment characteristic, and the vehicle characteristic, wherein the plurality of configurations include at least one of a plurality of propellers, a plurality of motors, a plurality of power supplies, a plurality of sensors, or a plurality of vehicle configurations;
• selecting an optimization parameter for the delivery of the item to the delivery destination;
• selecting a first configuration of the plurality of configurations based at least in part on the selected optimization parameter;
• and
• at least one of causing fabrication or assembly of the first configuration for the automated aerial vehicle for the delivery of the item responsive to receiving the order for the delivery of the item.

A system to assemble an automated aerial vehicle, comprising:

• under control of a computer processor in communication with a memory, the computer processor configured to at least:
• receive an order for delivery of an item to a delivery destination by the automated aerial vehicle;
• determine a route characteristic, an environment characteristic, and a vehicle characteristic associated with a route to perform the delivery of the item to the delivery destination;
• simulate an operation of a plurality of configurations for the automated aerial vehicle based at least in part on the route characteristic, the environment characteristic, and the vehicle characteristic of the route for the automated aerial vehicle, wherein the plurality of configurations include at least one of a plurality of propellers, a plurality of motors, a plurality of power supplies, a plurality of sensors, or a plurality of vehicle configurations;
• select a first configuration of the plurality of configurations for the automated aerial vehicle based at least in part on an optimization parameter;
• instruct a 3-D printer to fabricate at least one of a first propeller or a first wing included in the first configuration responsive to receiving the order for the delivery of the item by the automated aerial vehicle;
• and
• instruct assembly of the first configuration for the automated aerial vehicle including the at least one of the first propeller or the first wing responsive to receiving the order for the delivery of the item by the automated aerial vehicle.