Title : 
Bounds on Controller Taskload Rates at an Intersection for Dense Traffic
         
        
            Author : 
Vela, A. ; Salaun, E. ; Feron, E. ; Singhose, W. ; Clarke, J.-P.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Sch. of Mech. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
         
        
        
            fDate : 
June 29 2011-July 1 2011
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper determines the maximum controller conflict-resolution taskload associated with two intersecting flows of aircraft. Based on aircraft arrival rates and the allowed magnitude of resolution commands issued to aircraft, optimal control strategies are presented for minimizing the maximum rate of resolutions required to deconflict traffic at the intersection.
         
        
            Keywords : 
air traffic control; aircraft control; centralised control; optimal control; air traffic control; aircraft arrival rate; aircraft intersecting flow; controller taskload rate; dense traffic; maximum controller conflict-resolution taskload; optimal control strategy; Aerospace control; Aircraft; Aircraft manufacture; Complexity theory; Monitoring; Safety; Signal resolution;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
American Control Conference (ACC), 2011
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Francisco, CA
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4577-0080-4
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ACC.2011.5991527