Dynamic vertiport configuration
AssigneeJoby Aero, Inc.
InventorsJon David Petersen, Rex J. Alexander, Stanley Stephen Swaintek, III
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Abstract
A vertiport system dynamically updates configuration of a vertiport based on predicted usage of the vertiport during a given time frame. The vertiport system predicts vertiport usage using flight data and estimated passenger demands and determines a desired number of parking pads and a desired number of final approach and takeoff (FATO) pads for the vertiport during the time frame. Based on the desired number of parking pads and the desired number of FATO pads for the vertiport, the vertiport system determines an updated configuration of the vertiport. According to the updated configuration, the vertiport system updates the configuration of the vertiport for at least a portion of the time frame.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- determining an updated configuration for a vertiport, wherein the vertiport is associated with a current configuration indicative of a current number of parking pads and a current number of final approach and takeoff (FATO) pads for the vertiport,
- wherein at least one FATO pad of the current number of FATO pads is associated with a first lighting pattern and at least one parking pad of the current number of parking pads is associated with a second lighting pattern that is different than the first lighting pattern;
- and
- in response to determining the updated configuration, providing instructions for updating the vertiport from the current configuration to the updated configuration,
- wherein the vertiport is associated with a set of predetermined configurations, the set of predetermined configurations comprising the current configuration and the updated configuration, wherein each respective configuration of the set of predetermined configurations comprises a respective number of FATO pads and a respective number of parking pads, and
- wherein updating the vertiport comprises changing at least one of:
- the first lighting pattern associated with the at least one FATO pad or the second lighting pattern associated with the at least one parking pad.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program instructions that when executed by a computer processor cause the computer processor to perform operations comprising:
- determining an updated configuration for a vertiport, wherein the vertiport is associated with a current configuration indicative of a current number of parking pads and a current number of final approach and takeoff (FATO) pads for the vertiport, wherein at least one FATO pad of the current number of FATO pads is associated with a first lighting pattern and at least one parking pad of the current number of parking pads is associated with a second lighting pattern that is different than the first lighting pattern;
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- in response to determining the updated configuration, providing instructions for updating the vertiport from the current configuration to the updated configuration, wherein updating the vertiport comprises changing at least one of:
- the first lighting pattern associated with the at least one FATO pad or the second lighting pattern associated with the at least one parking pad;
- wherein the vertiport is associated with a set of predetermined configurations, the set of predetermined configurations comprising the current configuration and the updated configuration, wherein each respective configuration of the set of predetermined configurations comprises a respective number of FATO pads and a respective number of parking pads.
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors causes the system to perform operations comprising:
- determining an updated configuration for a vertiport, wherein the vertiport is associated with a current configuration indicative of a current number of parking pads and a current number of final approach and takeoff (FATO) pads for the vertiport, wherein at least one FATO pad of the current number of FATO pads is associated with a first lighting pattern and at least one parking pad of the current number of parking pads is associated with a second lighting pattern that is different than the first lighting pattern;
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- in response to determining the updated configuration, providing instructions for updating the vertiport from the current configuration to the updated configuration, wherein updating the vertiport comprises changing at least one of:
- the first lighting pattern associated with the at least one FATO pad or the second lighting pattern associated with the at least one parking pad;
- wherein the vertiport is associated with a set of predetermined configurations, the set of predetermined configurations comprising the current configuration and the updated configuration, wherein each respective configuration of the set of predetermined configurations comprises a respective number of FATO pads and a respective number of parking pads.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.