Title :
Integrated surface and departure management at airports by optimization
Author :
Kjenstad, Dag ; Mannino, Carlo ; Schittekat, Patrick ; Smedsrud, Morten
Author_Institution :
SINTEF ICT, Oslo, Norway
Abstract :
A key challenge in Air Traffic Management is to provide a swift flow of airplanes at and near the airports. The pressure on existing airports will be higher as demand of air transport is predicted to increase over the next decades. Airline companies compete on delivering improved departure and arrival punctuality for their flights. In this paper we present experimental results where we are comparing the performance of traditional tower control decisions versus decisions supported by optimization technology in a simulation environment. We present a mathematical model for the integrated departure management and surface management problem and a solution algorithm based on a heuristic decomposition of the integrated problem. This represents a first attempt to solve the two problems simultaneously. Our approach is designed for dynamic rescheduling and real-time environment, with corresponding response time requirements. Finally, we present computational results that show significant improvements in punctuality and reductions in taxi times.
Keywords :
air traffic control; airports; decision making; optimisation; travel industry; air traffic management; air transport; airline companies; airplanes; airports; arrival punctuality; departure punctuality; dynamic rescheduling; heuristic decomposition; integrated departure management; integrated surface-departure management; mathematical model; optimization technology; real-time environment; simulation environment; surface management problem; taxi time punctuality; taxi time reduction; tower control decision; Airplanes; Airports; Atmospheric modeling; Law; Logic gates; Schedules;
Conference_Titel :
Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization (ICMSAO), 2013 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hammamet
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5812-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSAO.2013.6552657