Re-tasking balloons in a balloon network based on expected failure modes of balloons
US9319905B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W24/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Example methods and systems for assigning tasks to balloons within a balloon network are described. One example system includes a first sub-fleet of balloons assigned a first set of one or more tasks within a balloon network, a second sub-fleet of balloons assigned a second set of one or more tasks within the balloon network, and a control system configured to determine that a first balloon in the first sub-fleet of balloons initially has a predicted failure mode that corresponds to the first set of tasks, subsequently determine that the first balloon has a predicted failure mode that corresponds to the second set of tasks, and reassign the first balloon from the first sub-fleet of balloons to the second sub-fleet of balloons.
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