Fuel Stop Analyzer System for Air Travel Trip Planning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Private air travel requires extensive research to plan fuel stops efficiently, including variables like runway length, fuel availability, and pricing, which is time-consuming and tedious, especially when traveling to foreign countries where fuel pricing can significantly vary.
Innovation Solution
A system that provides a user interface to input filter criteria for fuel price requests, coupled with a fuel analyzing system and database to process and retrieve aircraft fuel pricing information for potential fuel stops along a trip, displaying the results in a graphic format, allowing users to quickly identify the most economical refueling locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If travelers manually research fuel stops and pricing information, then they can identify cost-effective refueling options, but the process becomes time-consuming and tedious
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by automatically gathering, processing, and presenting fuel pricing information without requiring manual research. The fuel analyzing system autonomously queries databases, calculates pricing variables, and generates recommendations, allowing users to obtain comprehensive fuel stop information instantly rather than manually researching each variable
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a fuel analyzing system as an intermediary between the user and the complex fuel pricing data. This intermediary automatically queries multiple databases, processes pricing variables (fuel availability, pricing, runway length, distance), and presents synthesized recommendations, eliminating the need for users to manually navigate complex research processes
2Reliability
If travelers conduct comprehensive research on fuel stops including runway length, fuel availability, and pricing, then they can make informed decisions, but the complexity of the research process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple research functions into a single integrated process. The fuel analyzing system simultaneously queries databases for fuel pricing, availability, runway length, distance calculations, and aircraft compatibility, then synthesizes all this information into unified recommendations. This combining of multiple research tasks into one automated process maintains comprehensive analysis while eliminating the complexity of manual coordination
Solution Approach 2:
The fuel analyzing system performs multiple functions through a single interface: it queries pricing databases, calculates distance and time variables, assesses fuel availability, verifies runway suitability, and generates ranked recommendations. This multi-functional approach allows the system to handle all aspects of fuel stop research simultaneously, maintaining reliability while simplifying the user interface
3Measurement precision
If travelers manually query multiple databases for fuel pricing and availability, then they can obtain accurate information, but the data processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-querying and caching fuel pricing data, airport information, and aircraft specifications in databases before they are needed. When a user requests fuel stop information, the system retrieves pre-processed data and performs rapid calculations rather than gathering all information from scratch, thus maintaining pricing accuracy while significantly reducing retrieval time
Solution Approach 2:
The fuel analyzing system skips manual data verification steps by implementing automated validation rules and algorithms that quickly assess fuel pricing accuracy, availability, and compatibility. The system rushes through the data processing pipeline by parallel-querying databases and using optimized calculation algorithms, delivering precise fuel pricing information instantaneously rather than through manual verification
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AI summary
A system and method of providing fuel pricing quotes for air travel trip having at least two trip legs. Via the system, a user is able to quickly and automatically retrieve fuel pricing quotes, thereby bypassing the time-consuming process of drawing up a flight plan and figuring out where and when to refuel in light of such variables as aircraft endurance, fuel economy, safety, and the numerous options in refueling locations.