Efficient VTOL resource management in an aviation transport network
OwnerNikhil Goel, Jon Petersen +2inventors
InventorsNikhil Goel, Jon Petersen, John Badalamenti, Mark Moore
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Abstract
A transport network management system identifies a service objective for a plurality of VTOL aircraft and retrieves VTOL data including locations of the plurality of VTOL aircraft. An estimate of demand for transport services to be provided at least in part by one of the VTOL aircraft is generated and routing data for the plurality of VTOL aircraft is determined based on the estimated demand and the service objective. Routing instructions based on the routing data are sent to at least a subset of the VTOL aircraft.
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A method comprising:
- identifying a service objective for a plurality of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft;
- retrieving VTOL data, the VTOL data including locations of the plurality of VTOL aircraft;
- generating an estimate of demand for transport services during a given time period;
- determining battery levels of each of the plurality of VTOL aircraft;
- determining, based on the estimate of demand, the battery levels, and the service objective, a route for each of the plurality of VTOL aircraft, each route specifying a destination, any way points to visit while traveling to the destination, and a time to depart;
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- sending routing instructions to at least a subset of the VTOL aircraft, the routing instructions based on the determined route for each of the VTOL aircraft in the subset.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable computer program code that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- identifying a service objective for a plurality of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft;
- retrieving VTOL data, the VTOL data including locations of the plurality of VTOL aircraft;
- generating an estimate of demand for transport services during a given time period;
- determining battery levels of each of the plurality of VTOL aircraft;
- determining, based on the estimate of demand, the battery levels, and the service objective, a route for each of the plurality of VTOL aircraft, each route specifying a destination, any way points to visit while traveling to the destination, and a time to depart;
- and
- sending routing instructions to at least a subset of the VTOL aircraft, the routing instructions based on the route for each of the plurality of VTOL aircraft in the subset.
A computer system comprising:
- one or more hardware processors;
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- a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable computer program code, the computer program code when executed causing the one or more processors to perform operations including:
- identifying a service objective for a plurality of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft;
- retrieving VTOL data, the VTOL data including locations of the plurality of VTOL aircraft;
- generating an estimate of demand for transport services during a given time period;
- determining battery levels of each of the plurality of VTOL aircraft;
- determining, based on the estimate of demand, the battery levels, and the service objective, a route for each of the plurality of VTOL aircraft, each route specifying a destination, any way points to visit while traveling to the destination, and a time to depart;
- and
- sending routing instructions to at least a subset of the VTOL aircraft, the routing instructions based on the routes for each of the VTOL aircraft in the subset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.