Method, system and computer readable medium for fast vehicle turnaround

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, and computer-readable media for rapid vehicle turnaround. In particular, the example computing device may detect, via sensors, that the aircraft has begun a particular flight phase. The computing device may autonomously act independently on behalf of the service operator to automatically allocate and assign resources to the aircraft based on the availability of resources and the aircraft's phase of flight. Thus, the computing device may trigger the preparation of a particular service prior to the arrival of the aircraft so that the associated service device is ready when the aircraft arrives at the gate.

Description

technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to quick turnaround of vehicles, and more particularly to preparing the vehicle for further or additional use after use of the vehicle. Background technique [0002] Vehicles of any type (eg, aircraft, ships, or automobiles) may perform a journey from one location to another, and upon reaching its destination, may be ready to perform another journey or mission before the vehicle is ready. Provide service to the vehicle at the destination. For example, a car in a race car will often stop to perform maintenance operations on the car before the car is ready to continue racing. [0003] As another example, in aviation, aircraft ground handling defines servicing an aircraft while it is on the ground and parked at a terminal gate of an airport. A number of service operations are performed on the aircraft to prepare the aircraft for another flight. Ground handling meets many of the airline's service requirements bet...

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Problems solved by technology

If the airline cannot perform even one type of service, the aircraft may be delayed

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