Vertiport Management Platform for eVTOL Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Aerial on demand mobility (ODM) networks face challenges in coordinating capacity and ground operations across vertiports due to dynamic flight schedules, limited resources, and competitive dynamics among stakeholders, requiring precise management of vertiport capacity and operations.
Innovation Solution
A vertiport management platform that coordinates activities among aerial ODM stakeholders, utilizing cloud-based databases and machine learning algorithms to manage vertiport capacity, assign flights, and adjust for interruptions, while integrating with air traffic control and service providers to optimize resource utilization and market dynamics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a vertiport management platform dynamically manages capacity and coordinates operations across multiple vertiports, then operational efficiency and throughput are improved, but system complexity and coordination overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The vertiport management platform serves multiple functions simultaneously: it manages capacity allocation, coordinates ground operations, handles flight scheduling, and facilitates stakeholder communication across diverse vertiports. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a single universal platform, improving efficiency without proportionally increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The platform acts as an intermediary layer between vertiport operators, aircraft operators, and air traffic control systems. By introducing this mediating system, the patent enables automated coordination and information exchange, reducing the complexity of direct multi-party coordination while maintaining high operational efficiency
2Productivity
If the platform integrates multiple stakeholders including vertiport operators, aircraft operators, and air traffic control, then coordination and resource utilization improve, but the difficulty of system integration and operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The platform segments stakeholder interactions into distinct functional modules: capacity management modules for vertiport operators, flight scheduling modules for aircraft operators, and integration interfaces for air traffic control. This segmentation allows each stakeholder group to interact with the system through specialized interfaces tailored to their needs, reducing operational difficulty while maintaining comprehensive resource utilization
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts operational parameters such as capacity allocation, scheduling priorities, and resource distribution based on real-time conditions and stakeholder requirements. By automating parameter optimization, the platform improves resource utilization without requiring manual coordination complexity
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vertiport management platform for various aerial on demand mobility (ODM) stakeholders, including vertiport owners/operators, mobility service providers, aircraft fleet operators (e.g., electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) fleet operators, etc.), etc., to coordinate activities related to vertiports. Various embodiments enable vertiport capacity and ground operation coordination among aerial ODM stakeholders. Vertiport management platforms according to the various embodiments may support all aspects of aerial ODM services. Vertiport management platforms according to the various embodiments may enable flight operations at and between vertiports regardless as to the mobility service provider and/or customer facing network under which a flight is provided to a customer.