Systems and methods for homogeneous cargo or payload space reservation with heterogeneous cargos and payloads

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11873115
APP PUB NO 20220340279A1
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17862324

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Methods of determining a final space reservation for a new aircraft are disclosed. The methods include using parametric definitions of potential payloads to generate a population of representative payloads for use in creating an initial space reservation. The methods include accounting for and applying a variety of margins on each potential payload and taking the union of potential payloads. Alternatively, the union can be taken first and then the margins applied. A homogenous space reservation can be determined based upon a variety of differently shaped or sized payloads, including a margin build-up to mitigate risk of unknowns associated with future changes in specific payload shapes and sizes, build tolerances, environmental conditions, and/or loading and unloading motions and clearances. Once this space reservation is known, it is possible to design an external shape of a carrying vehicle by staying outside of this space reservation.

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ZSM HOLDINGS LLCDOVER DE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bell, Jason C Frederick, US 14 18
Jenkins, Nicholas James Broomfield, US 2 6
Karni, Etan D Boulder, US 19 21
Rewerts, Scott David Summerfield, US 19 26
Rosenfeld, Avram E Atlanta, US 2 6
Singh, Ravi Denver, US 111 2190

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