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DETERMINING VTOL DEPARTURE TIME IN AN AVIATION TRANSPORT NETWORK FOR EFFICIENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

  • US 20190325757A1
  • Filed: 03/28/2019
  • Published: 10/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, from a client device, a request for transport services, the request identifying a rider, an origin, and a destination;

    determining based on the origin and the destination that the transport request is eligible to be serviced, at least in part, by a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft;

    sending, to the client device, an itinerary for servicing the transport request, the itinerary including a leg serviced by the VTOL aircraft;

    receiving confirmation that the rider has boarded the VTOL aircraft;

    determining, based on demand data, that the VTOL aircraft should wait for additional riders; and

    sending an instruction to the VTOL aircraft to take-off responsive to one or more conditions being met.

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