A network based dynamic air traffic flow model for en route airspace system traffic flow optimization

Dan Chen, Minghua Hu, Honghai Zhang, Jianan Yin and Ke Han

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2017, vol. 106, issue C, 1-19

Abstract: This study proposes a mesoscopic dynamic air traffic model based on a dynamic network for en route airspaces by characterizing the dynamics and distribution of traffic speed. Based on this model, we solve a flow optimization problem for enforcing capacity constraints with the minimum operational cost using a dual decomposition method. A case study of an en route airspace in Shanghai demonstrates the accuracy of the proposed model in successfully capturing the flow dynamics, as well as the effectiveness of the proposed optimization framework to reduce en route delays by balancing the dynamic traffic demand and airspace capacity.

Keywords: Air traffic management; En route traffic flow optimization; Flight operational cost (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2017.07.009

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