Applying Poisson arrival processes and fluid flow models to calculate maximum sustainable drone throughput in city skies.
As delivery demand surges during holiday shopping peaks, urban skyways risk corridor congestion and airborne holding patterns, threatening delivery schedules and battery reserves.
Engineers model air corridor merges as M/M/1 queuing systems, determining optimal longitudinal spacing and arrival metering rates to prevent airborne traffic jams.
Large-scale simulation of 10,000 hourly flights across metropolitan Dallas and Singapore proves that structured stratified airways increase airspace capacity by 400% compared to uncoordinated free flight.