0–1 integer programming model for procedural separation of aircraft by ground holding in ATFM

This study presents a 0–1 integer programming model for air traffic flow management. The model is used for determining optimum departure times of aircraft so as to avoid aircraft conflicts and to balance capacity and demand on the airports. Standard air traffic control procedural separation minimas...

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Published in:Aerospace science and technology Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors: Ozgur, Metin, Cavcar, Aydan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Issy-les-Moulineaux Elsevier Masson SAS 01.02.2014
Elsevier
Subjects:
Air traffic control procedural separation
Air traffic flow management
Air transportation and traffic
Applied sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction
Integer programming
Transportation planning, management and economics
Integer programming
Air traffic flow management
Air traffic control procedural separation
Airplane
Traffic flow
Traffic management
Air traffic
Traffic safety
Air transportation
Spacing
ISSN:1270-9638, 1626-3219
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Summary:This study presents a 0–1 integer programming model for air traffic flow management. The model is used for determining optimum departure times of aircraft so as to avoid aircraft conflicts and to balance capacity and demand on the airports. Standard air traffic control procedural separation minimas were set as conflict criteria, which has never been done before, and this makes it convenient for use in planning of flows in airspace sectors especially without surveillance system. The model was tested on an imaginary scenario, including an airspace sector, airport capacities and flight plans, and solved by a mathematical modelling and optimization software. Considering conflicts before takeoff, as in this study, might prevent riskier and costlier air traffic control measures such as heading, speed and flight level changes. The great need for these measures can be easily inferred from the solution results that presents delay times due to conflict related constraints. Utilizing both standard conflict criteria based on procedural separation minimas used in air traffic control and standard Air Traffic Flow Management strategy based on ground holding of aircraft in planning of flows, makes it easier to adapt the model to the current Air Traffic Flow Management system.
ISSN:1270-9638
1626-3219
DOI:10.1016/j.ast.2013.12.009