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Patent drawing for Method and system for routing mobile vehicles and scheduling maintenance for those vehicles related application
US 7,006,903 B2
Traffic systems US 7,006,903 B2 Not in force

Method and system for routing mobile vehicles and scheduling maintenance for those vehicles related application

This is a computer program designed to manage airline operations. It figures out the best flight routes for aircraft and simultaneously plans their maintenance schedules. The program creates initial suggestions for both routes and maintenance, then checks if these suggestions meet all the necessary rules and requirements, often using complex rule-based puzzle-solving techniques, before producing a final, combined plan.

Why it matters: In 2002, solving such complex, real-time optimization problems for an entire fleet was computationally intensive. Today, cloud computing and significantly more powerful, accessible optimization algorithms (including advancements in constraint programming and AI-driven scheduling) make building and deploying such a system far more feasible and efficient.

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Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build
SpecializedComplex scheduling algorithms, constraint programming engine.

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