Patent ID: 9218744
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G06Q,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for managing aircraft ground operations, comprising: receiving, via at least one processor, an initial gate assignment schedule, wherein the initial gate assignment schedule includes gate assignments for aircraft scheduled to arrive and depart from an airport during an operational time frame; receiving, via the at least one processor, an initial operational task schedule, wherein the initial operational task schedule includes task assignments for ground crew members scheduled to service the aircraft during the operational time frame; receiving, via the at least one processor, a current flight schedule for the aircraft scheduled to arrive and depart from the airport during the operational time frame; determining, in a first process step via the at least one processor, a first adjusted gate assignment schedule based at least in part on the initial gate assignment schedule and the current flight schedule to reduce costs associated with reassigning the aircraft to alternative gates; determining, in a second process step via the at least one processor, a first adjusted operational task schedule based at least in part on the initial operational task schedule and the current flight schedule to reduce costs associated with reassigning the ground crew members to alternative tasks; determining, in a third process step via the at least one processor, a second adjusted gate assignment schedule and a second adjusted operational task schedule based at least in part on the current flight schedule, the first adjusted gate assignment schedule, and the first adjusted operational task schedule; and outputting the first adjusted gate assignment schedule, the first adjusted operational task schedule, the second adjusted gate assignment schedule, the second adjusted operational task schedule, or a combination thereof, for visual representation on at least one display of a production environment.