公开(公告)号：US10325295B1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-18

申请号：US14585866

申请日：2014-12-30

Applicant: Planet Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Sean Augenstein ,  Daniel Berkenstock ,  Julian M. Mann

IPC: G06Q30/02

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selecting, pricing, and prioritizing images obtained by a constellation of imaging satellites. The systems and methods presented can determine whether an imagery collection request should be accepted or rejected. If the imagery collection request is accepted, the systems and methods presented can determine an appropriate pricing option for the imagery collection request and how the imagery collection request should be prioritized in relation to other outstanding imagery collection requests.

公开(公告)号：US09996810B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-12

申请号：US15016851

申请日：2016-02-05

Applicant: Planet Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Sean Augenstein ,  Julian M. Mann ,  Daniel Berkenstock

IPC: G06Q10/06 ,  G06F17/30 ,  B64G1/10 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64G1/24

CPC classification number: G06Q10/06314 ,  B64G1/1021 ,  B64G1/1085 ,  B64G1/242 ,  G06F17/30241 ,  Y10S707/919 ,  Y10S707/921

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for scheduling objects having pair-wise and cumulative constraints. The systems and methods presented can utilize a directed acyclic graph to increase or maximize a utilization function. Violation of cumulative constraints can be identified at the moment of constraint violation such that events resulting in constraint violations can be removed from the schedule while the schedule is being determined. By removing the events triggering constraint violations at the point of constraint violation, the systems and methods provided can determine optimal or near-optimal schedules in a relatively quick and efficient manner compared to systems and methods that check for violations of cumulative constraints after determining a schedule. The objects can comprise satellites in a constellation of satellites. In some implementations, the satellites are imaging satellites, and the systems and methods for scheduling can use crowd-sourced data to determine events of interest for acquisition of images.

公开(公告)号：US20200349488A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-05

申请号：US16933503

申请日：2020-07-20

Applicant: Planet Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Sean Augenstein

IPC: G06Q10/06 ,  G06F16/22 ,  B64G1/10

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for scheduling objects having pair-wise and cumulative constraints. The systems and methods presented can utilize a directed acyclic graph to increase or maximize a utilization function. The objects can comprise satellites in a constellation of satellites. In some implementations, the satellites are imaging satellites, and the systems and methods for scheduling can use human collaboration to determine events of interest for acquisition of images. In some implementations, dominant edges are removed from the directed acyclic graph. In some implementations, dynamic weights are assigned to nodes associated with downlink events in the directed acyclic graph.

公开(公告)号：US10762458B1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US14522701

申请日：2014-10-24

Applicant: Planet Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Sean Augenstein

IPC: G06Q10/06 ,  B64G1/10 ,  G06F16/22 ,  G06F9/00

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for scheduling objects having pair-wise and cumulative constraints. The systems and methods presented can utilize a directed acyclic graph to increase or maximize a utilization function. The objects can comprise satellites in a constellation of satellites. In some implementations, the satellites are imaging satellites, and the systems and methods for scheduling can use human collaboration to determine events of interest for acquisition of images. In some implementations, dominant edges are removed from the directed acyclic graph. In some implementations, dynamic weights are assigned to nodes associated with downlink events in the directed acyclic graph.