Variable Speed in Vertical Flight Planning

Zhi Yuan (), Armin Fügenschuh (), Anton Kaier () and Swen Schlobach ()
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Zhi Yuan: Helmut Schmidt Universität
Armin Fügenschuh: Helmut Schmidt Universität
Anton Kaier: Lufthansa Systems AG
Swen Schlobach: Lufthansa Systems AG

A chapter in Operations Research Proceedings 2014, 2016, pp 635-641 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Vertical flight planningYuan, Zhi concerns assigningFügenschuh, Armin cruise speedKaier, Anton and altitude toSchlobach, Swen segments that compose a trajectory, such that the fuel consumption is minimized and the time constraints are satisfied. The fuel consumption over each segment is usually given as a black-box function depending on aircraft speed, weight, and altitude. Without time consideration, it is known that it is fuel-optimal to fly at a constant speed. If an aircraft is under time pressure to speed up, the industrial standard of cost index cannot handle it explicitly, while research literature suggest using a constant speed. In this work, we formulate the vertical flight planning with variable cruise speed into a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model, and experimentally investigate the fuel saving potential over a constant speed.

Keywords: Mixed Integer Linear Programming; Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model; Cost Index; Flight Trajectory; Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28697-6_88

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