Title :
Determining the feasibility of a flight profile in a Free Flight environment
Author :
Bowers, Kerri L.
Author_Institution :
PRIOR Data Sci. Ltd., Kanata, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
This paper examines the subject of conflict detection for multiple aircraft in a Free Flight environment. Determining the feasibility of an aircraft´s flight profile will be a vital part of Free Flight (both pre-departure and enroute). Ensuring that a proposed flight profile will not cause potential conflicts with other aircraft in the airspace during the given time period is and will continue to be a critical part of Air Traffic Control. The focus of this paper is determining feasibility in Free Flight. A simple procedure for checking the feasibility of an aircraft´s flight profile using distances between profile segments is discussed. An algorithm and pseudo-code are given for testing the feasibility of a proposed flight profile through airspace occupied by aircraft whose flight profiles have been previously approved
Keywords :
air traffic control; safety; Automatic Dependent Surveillance; GPS; algorithm; conflict detection; enroute; feasibility; flight profile; free flight environment; multiple aircraft; pre-departure; pseudo-code; testing; Aerospace control; Air traffic control; Aircraft navigation; Environmental management; Global Positioning System; Protection; Safety; Shape; Surveillance; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1996., 15th AIAA/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3385-3
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1996.559139