Emission and Flight Time Optimization Model for Aircraft Landing Problem. Issue 2 (February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kursat Cecen, Ramazan; Saraç, Tugba; Cetek, Cem
• Is Part Of: Transportation research record. Volume 2677:Issue 2(2023)
• Page Start: 763
• Page End: 773
• Publication Date: 2023-02
• Subjects: air traffic control -- air traffic management -- airfield and airspace capacity and delay -- aviation -- optimization -- terminal airspace; Transportation -- Periodicals; Roads; Transport -- Périodiques; Routes -- Périodiques; Routes -- Conception et construction -- Périodiques; Roads; Transportation; 388.05
• DOI: 10.1177/03611981221108398
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0361-1981

Abstract

Aircraft landing is a critical operation for both terminal airspaces and airports. This study presents a multi-objective optimization model for this problem and aims to minimize the total flight time and emission value. A point merge system and vector maneuver techniques are implemented in aircraft to regulate air traffic. The model uses the augmented è-constraint method to reveal objective function relationships. To test the performance of the mathematical model, several realistic scenarios are generated and solved by GAMS/CPLEX solver. The algorithm can obtain Pareto-optimal solutions for each air traffic situation. In addition, noticeable reductions were observed in most of the Pareto-optimal solutions in emission values. The results showed that total emissions value and flight time were reduced up to 4.69% and 0.92%, respectively, compared with the first-come-first-served approach.