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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2022
James W. Herriot, Palo Alto, CA (US);
James W. Herriot, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for dynamic airspace planning is performed by one or more processors, and includes identifying, in an airspace model that includes an array of nodes, a set of path elements. Each path element connects a pair of adjacent nodes in the array. The method includes obtaining, for each aircraft in a set of aircraft, a respective current position on a path element. The set of aircraft may include thousands of manned and/or unmanned aircraft. The method includes obtaining, for each aircraft, a respective final position on a path element; and enumerating, for each aircraft, a respective set of flight paths. Each flight path includes one or more path elements, and extends from at least the current position of a respective aircraft to the final position of the respective aircraft. The method includes determining, for each aircraft, a respective optimal flight path based on the respective set of flight paths.