What is it about?
We provide the system architecture and the fundamental guidance algorithms required for highly automated (autonomous) control of traffic at large airports.
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Why is it important?
Our paper is unique in that the methods and algorithms we describe are the first known to handle the full range of problems controllers handle today manually, including spacing of arrivals, separation assurance for all traffic, departures and avoidance of weather cells. We have validated the performance of the algorithms by using a high fidelity simulation that replicates traffic recorded for a specific day of operation at a large metroplex airport.
Perspectives
We have laid the foundation for the future where traffic in a dense terminal area is handled autonomously and safely by a ground or cloud-based system that issues clearances and/or trajectories via synthesized voice or data link in response to pilot needs and requests.
Dr Heinz Erzberger
NASA Ames Research Center, Stanford University
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This page is a summary of: Algorithms for control of arrival and departure traffic in terminal airspace, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering, February 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0954410016629499.
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