Coordination Logic for Repulsive Resolution Maneuvers

• Published in: NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). Conference Proceedings
• Main Authors: Narkawicz, Anthony J, Munoz, Cesar A, Dutle, Aaron M
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Hampton NASA/Langley Research Center 13.06.2016
• Subjects: Aircraft; Algorithms; Collision avoidance; Logic; Maneuvers; Midair collisions; Pilots

This paper presents an algorithm for determining the direction an aircraft should maneuver in the event of a potential conflict with another aircraft. The algorithm is implicitly coordinated, meaning that with perfectly reliable computations and information, it will in- dependently provide directional information that is guaranteed to be coordinated without any additional information exchange or direct communication. The logic is inspired by the logic of TCAS II, the airborne system designed to reduce the risk of mid-air collisions between aircraft. TCAS II provides pilots with only vertical resolution advice, while the proposed algorithm, using a similar logic, provides implicitly coordinated vertical and horizontal directional advice.