Transportation Services for Pod Assemblies
First Claim
1. A transportation services method comprising:
- receiving, at a transportation services provider system, a request for transportation of a pod assembly having a current location and a destination;
uploading a flight plan to a flight control system of a flying frame including an airframe having first and second wings with at least two pylons extending therebetween and a distributed propulsion system having a plurality of propulsion assemblies coupled to the airframe;
dispatching the flying frame by air to the current location of the pod assembly;
coupling the pod assembly to the flying frame at the current location of the pod assembly;
transporting the pod assembly by air from the current location of the pod assembly to the destination of the pod assembly including transitioning the flying frame between a vertical takeoff and landing mode wherein the first wing is forward of the pod assembly and the second wing is aft of the pod assembly and a forward flight mode wherein the first wing is below the pod assembly and the second wing is above the pod assembly; and
decoupling the pod assembly from the flying frame at the destination of the pod assembly.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a pod assembly transportation system includes a transportation services provider computing system and a plurality of flying frame flight control systems, wherein the system is configured to receive, at the transportation services provider computing system, a request for transportation of a pod assembly; upload a flight plan to a flight control system of a flying frame including an airframe and a distributed propulsion system coupled to airframe; dispatch the flying frame by air to the current location of the pod assembly; couple the pod assembly to the flying frame; transport the pod assembly by air from the current location of the pod assembly to the destination of the pod assembly including transitioning the flying frame between a vertical takeoff and landing mode and a forward flight mode; and decouple the pod assembly from the flying frame at the destination of the pod assembly.
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20 Claims
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1. A transportation services method comprising:
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receiving, at a transportation services provider system, a request for transportation of a pod assembly having a current location and a destination; uploading a flight plan to a flight control system of a flying frame including an airframe having first and second wings with at least two pylons extending therebetween and a distributed propulsion system having a plurality of propulsion assemblies coupled to the airframe; dispatching the flying frame by air to the current location of the pod assembly; coupling the pod assembly to the flying frame at the current location of the pod assembly; transporting the pod assembly by air from the current location of the pod assembly to the destination of the pod assembly including transitioning the flying frame between a vertical takeoff and landing mode wherein the first wing is forward of the pod assembly and the second wing is aft of the pod assembly and a forward flight mode wherein the first wing is below the pod assembly and the second wing is above the pod assembly; and decoupling the pod assembly from the flying frame at the destination of the pod assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A pod assembly transportation system including a transportation services provider computing system and a plurality of flying frame flight control systems each having logic stored within a non-transitory computer readable medium, the logic executable by one or more processors, wherein the system is configured to:
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receive, at the transportation services provider computing system, a request for transportation of a pod assembly having a current location and a destination; upload a flight plan to a flight control system of a flying frame including an airframe having first and second wings with at least two pylons extending therebetween and a distributed propulsion system having a plurality of propulsion assemblies coupled to airframe; dispatch the flying frame by air to the current location of the pod assembly; couple the pod assembly to the flying frame at the current location of the pod assembly; transport the pod assembly by air from the current location of the pod assembly to the destination of the pod assembly including transitioning the flying frame between a vertical takeoff and landing mode wherein the first wing is forward of the pod assembly and the second wing is aft of the pod assembly and a forward flight mode wherein the first wing is below the pod assembly and the second wing is above the pod assembly; and decouple the pod assembly from the flying frame at the destination of the pod assembly. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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