A Study on the Normalized Delineation of Airspace Sectors Based on Flight Conflict Dynamics
The study of airspace sector demarcation can help controllers to deal with complex air situations, provide reference for air traffic control services, reduce the workload of controllers, and ensure safe and efficient airspace operation. Based on complex network theory, this paper proposes a sector d...
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| author | Yating Peng Xiangxi Wen Jiabin Kong Yanling Meng Minggong Wu |
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| description | The study of airspace sector demarcation can help controllers to deal with complex air situations, provide reference for air traffic control services, reduce the workload of controllers, and ensure safe and efficient airspace operation. Based on complex network theory, this paper proposes a sector division method based on a mean shift clustering algorithm and a Voronoi diagram. Firstly, a flight conflict network is constructed based on the structural characteristics of the airborne flight situation, combined with the three-dimensional velocity barrier method and the aircraft protected area model. Secondly, six network topology indexes, such as the total node degree, average point strength and network density, are selected to construct the flight-situation-assessment index system, and the busy and idle time segments of the airspace are divided according to the comprehensive network indexes; finally, based on the historical flight data, the airborne aircraft in the busy and idle time segments are clustered using the mean shift clustering algorithm and the Voronoi diagram method, respectively, so as to obtain a sector division scheme. The simulation results show that this method can equalize the network topology indexes and provide a reference for the scientific allocation of controllers’ energy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd2a8414a06540b6be9f59c6b920c2742023-11-10T14:59:47ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-11-0113211207010.3390/app132112070A Study on the Normalized Delineation of Airspace Sectors Based on Flight Conflict DynamicsYating Peng0Xiangxi Wen1Jiabin Kong2Yanling Meng3Minggong Wu4Air Traffic Control and Navigation College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, ChinaAir Traffic Control and Navigation College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, ChinaAir Command College, Beijing 100097, ChinaAir Command College, Beijing 100097, ChinaAir Traffic Control and Navigation College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, ChinaThe study of airspace sector demarcation can help controllers to deal with complex air situations, provide reference for air traffic control services, reduce the workload of controllers, and ensure safe and efficient airspace operation. Based on complex network theory, this paper proposes a sector division method based on a mean shift clustering algorithm and a Voronoi diagram. Firstly, a flight conflict network is constructed based on the structural characteristics of the airborne flight situation, combined with the three-dimensional velocity barrier method and the aircraft protected area model. Secondly, six network topology indexes, such as the total node degree, average point strength and network density, are selected to construct the flight-situation-assessment index system, and the busy and idle time segments of the airspace are divided according to the comprehensive network indexes; finally, based on the historical flight data, the airborne aircraft in the busy and idle time segments are clustered using the mean shift clustering algorithm and the Voronoi diagram method, respectively, so as to obtain a sector division scheme. The simulation results show that this method can equalize the network topology indexes and provide a reference for the scientific allocation of controllers’ energy.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/21/12070flight conflictscomplex networkssector delineationVoronoi diagramsintegrated network metrics |
| spellingShingle | Yating Peng Xiangxi Wen Jiabin Kong Yanling Meng Minggong Wu A Study on the Normalized Delineation of Airspace Sectors Based on Flight Conflict Dynamics Applied Sciences flight conflicts complex networks sector delineation Voronoi diagrams integrated network metrics |
| title | A Study on the Normalized Delineation of Airspace Sectors Based on Flight Conflict Dynamics |
| title_full | A Study on the Normalized Delineation of Airspace Sectors Based on Flight Conflict Dynamics |
| title_fullStr | A Study on the Normalized Delineation of Airspace Sectors Based on Flight Conflict Dynamics |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study on the Normalized Delineation of Airspace Sectors Based on Flight Conflict Dynamics |
| title_short | A Study on the Normalized Delineation of Airspace Sectors Based on Flight Conflict Dynamics |
| title_sort | study on the normalized delineation of airspace sectors based on flight conflict dynamics |
| topic | flight conflicts complex networks sector delineation Voronoi diagrams integrated network metrics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/21/12070 |
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