A Flow-based Flight Scheduler for En-route Air Traffic Management. Issue 3 (2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Qing; Zhang, Yicheng; Su, Rong
• Is Part Of: IFAC-PapersOnLine. Volume 49:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 353
• Page End: 358
• Publication Date: 2016
• Subjects: air traffic flow management -- scheduling -- sequencing -- en-route traffic control -- simulation; Automatic control -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.07.059
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8963

Abstract

Abstract: This paper addresses a network-wide scheduling problem for generating, adjusting and optimizing flight schedules in en-route airspace. The aim of scheduling is twofold: to support flight plans by providing flight schedules reliable on optimal flow restrictions; and to assist en-route traffic control by ensuring safe and ordered trajectory of traffic. Firstly, we design an algorithm to generate continuous-time flight schedules based on discrete-time flow assignments of aircrafts. This algorithm is further enhanced with consideration of sequence optimization for merging traffic. A flight scheduling system has been developed in a simulation environment.