Hybrid optimal control approach to commercial aircraft trajectory planning

M Soler, A Olivares, E Staffetti - Journal of Guidance, Control, and …, 2010 - arc.aiaa.org
ASUBSTANTIAL change in the current air traffic management (ATM) paradigm is needed,
because this system (which is responsible for sustainable, efficient, and safe operations in …

Optimization of aircraft cruise procedures using discrete trajectory patterns

A Valenzuela, D Rivas - Journal of Aircraft, 2014 - arc.aiaa.org
TRAJECTORY optimization is an important subject in air traffic management, which aims at
defining optimal flight procedures that lead to energy-efficient flights. In practice, the airlines …

En-route arrival time prediction via locally weighted linear regression and interpolation

HA Chai, K Lee - 2019 IEEE/AIAA 38th Digital Avionics …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a data-driven method for predicting the arrival time of en route aircraft is
proposed. The proposed model predicts the arrival time of aircraft to a target waypoint based …

[PDF][PDF] En-route optimal flight planning constrained to pass through waypoints using MINLP

M Soler, A Olivares, E Staffetti… - 9th USA/Europe Air Traffic …, 2011 - researchgate.net
In this paper we present a Mixed Integer Non-Linear Programming (MINLP) formulation for
aircraft trajectory planning. As illustration, we study the en-route strategic flight planning of a …

Optimal speed-profile determination for aircraft trajectories

A Saucier, W Maazoun, F Soumis - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The aircraft trajectory optimization problem can be approached by first considering a large
set of possible spatial aircraft trajectories that connect a departure point and an arrival point …

Analysis of along-track variable wind effects on optimal aircraft trajectory generation

A Valenzuela, D Rivas - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2016 - arc.aiaa.org
IN A recent Note, Franco and Rivas [1] present an analysis of minimum-fuel optimal aircraft
trajectories in which the effects of either vertical wind shear or along-track wind variation are …

Commercial aircraft trajectory optimization and efficiencyf air traffic control procedures.

R Howe-Veenstra - 2011 - conservancy.umn.edu
The Next Generation Air Traffic System (NextGen) offers a historical opportunity to re-
examine the assumptions and constraints in the current Air Traffic Control (ATC) system and …

Simulation and optimization of spacecraft re-entry trajectories

DG Tetzman - 2010 - conservancy.umn.edu
Parameter optimal control has the advantage of often being easier and faster to solve than
general optimal control methods, and may be better suited to the task of spacecraft re-entry …

[PDF][PDF] Comparative analysis of commercial aircraft trajectory performance

M Soler, D Zapata, A Olivares, E Staffetti… - Proceedings of the 2nd …, 2010 - dem.ist.utl.pt
A hybrid optimal control approach to commercial aircraft trajectory optimization is proposed
and tested comparing its results with short and medium-range typical flights. Given the …

Modeling system-wide predictability and associated air carrier benefits

S Agbolosu-Amison, S Mondoloni - 11th AIAA Aviation Technology …, 2011 - arc.aiaa.org
An approach for determining the impact of Air Traffic Management (ATM) Operational
Improvements on the National Airspace System (NAS)-wide average required schedule …