Patrol Planner
Enter the fleet and the areas to be covered, then generate the timetable.
Starting the solver…
First run downloads about 25 MB. It is cached afterwards.
Problem
Inputs
Aircraft in the fleet
How many airframes are available.
Flying hours per aircraft
Per planning period, per aircraft.
Planning period (hours)
24 for a day, 720 for a month. The schedule repeats.
Patrol duration (hours)
Flying hours consumed by one patrol.
Secure period after a patrol (hours)
How long an area stays covered once a patrol ends.
Turnaround (hours)
Minimum rest before the same aircraft flies again.
Areas to cover
Value is relative importance — only the ratios between areas matter.
Name
How many
Value
+ Add area
Randomisation seed
Start times are drawn at random. Change this for a different draw.
Generate timetable
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