Patent ID: 11960281
Assignee: TP LAB, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 45:
46. A system comprising:
a plurality of autonomous aerial vehicles in an environment; and
a first autonomous aerial vehicle of the plurality of autonomous aerial vehicles for:
(a) during a performance of a first task, sending, to a reservation controller, a first reservation request for access to a resource in the environment by the first autonomous vehicle, the first reservation request comprising a first requested utilization, the first requested utilization comprising a priority based on one or more of a package carried by the first autonomous aerial vehicle and a remaining fuel capacity of the first autonomous aerial vehicle, the first requested utilization further comprising a time schedule for immediate access to the resource by the first autonomous aerial vehicle, wherein the plurality of autonomous aerial vehicles function in the environment without communication with each other regarding the resource;
(b) receiving, from the reservation controller, a first permit for access to the resource by the first autonomous aerial vehicle during the requested time schedule for immediate access to the resource, the first permit comprising a first granted utilization for usage of the resource by the first autonomous aerial vehicle,
wherein the priority, the remaining fuel capacity, and the immediate access are accommodated among utilizations specified in active permits; and
(c) continuing to perform the first task while using the resource according to the first granted utilization.