A framework for integrated terminal airspace design

Route planning and airspace sectorisation are two central tasks in air traffic management. Traditionally, the routing and sectorisation problems were considered separately, with aircraft trajectories serving as input to the sectorisation problem and, reciprocally, sectors being part of the input to...

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Published inAeronautical journal Vol. 123; no. 1263; pp. 567 - 585
Main Authors Granberg, T.A., Polishchuk, T., Polishchuk, V., Schmidt, C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.05.2019
Subjects
Air traffic control
Air traffic controllers
Air traffic management
Aircraft accidents & safety
Airspace
Algorithms
Aviation
Boundaries
Design
Innovations
Integer programming
Mixed integer
R&D
Research & development
Route planning
Traffic flow
Traffic planning
Workloads
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Summary:Route planning and airspace sectorisation are two central tasks in air traffic management. Traditionally, the routing and sectorisation problems were considered separately, with aircraft trajectories serving as input to the sectorisation problem and, reciprocally, sectors being part of the input to the path finding algorithms. In this paper we propose a simultaneous design of routes and sectors for a transition airspace. We compare two approaches for this integrated design: one based on mixed integer programming, and one Voronoi-based model that separates potential “hotspots” of controller activity resulting from the terminal routes. We apply our two approaches to the design of Stockholm Terminal Maneuvering Area.
ISSN:0001-9240
2059-6464
DOI:10.1017/aer.2019.29