Patent ID: 8423324
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: B61D,B64D,G06Q

Abstract:
1. Process for determining distribution of seats of a passenger cabin of an aircraft, whereby said cabin comprises at least one row of seats arranged essentially one behind the other along a longitudinal axis, whereby said cabin comprises means for arranging each seat in a position on the ground among a set of possible positions spaced longitudinally at known intervals, comprising: a first phase of a computer obtaining characteristics specific to actual passengers of a given trip of the aircraft; a second phase of the computer optimizing spacing between seats for the given trip and assigning seats to said passengers according to an overall comfort function of said passengers for a given trip, said function taking into account said obtained characteristics specific to said passengers, wherein said second phase for optimization of the space between the seats and for assigning seats to passengers uses an algorithm for optimization under constraints, and wherein said first phase and said second phase are repeated for each of plural subsequent flights so that the characteristics specific to actual passengers of each subsequent given trip of the aircraft determines the optimized spaced between seats for the respective subsequent given trip of the aircraft.