A comparison of discrete and flow-based models for air traffic flow management

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computation for Design and Optimization Program, 2008.

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Main Author: Phu, Thi Vu
Other Authors: Hamsa Balakrishnan.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45287
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spelling mit-1721.1/452872019-04-11T06:03:35Z A comparison of discrete and flow-based models for air traffic flow management Phu, Thi Vu Hamsa Balakrishnan. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computation for Design and Optimization Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computation for Design and Optimization Program. Computation for Design and Optimization Program. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computation for Design and Optimization Program, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-74). The steady increase of congestion in air traffic networks has resulted in significant economic losses and potential safety issues in the air transportation. A potential way to reduce congestion is to adopt efficient air traffic management policies, such as, optimally scheduling and routing air traffic throughout the network. In recent years, several models have been proposed to predict and manage air traffic. This thesis focuses on the comparison of two such approaches to air traffic flow management: (i) a discrete Mixed Integer Program model, and (ii) a continuous flow-based model. The continuous model is applied in a multi-commodity setting to take into account the origins and destinations of the aircraft. Sequential quadratic programming is used to optimize the continuous model. A comparison of the performance of the two models based on a set of large scale test cases is provided. Preliminary results suggest that the linear programming relaxation of the discrete model provides results similar to the continuous flow-based model for high volumes of air traffic. by Thi Vu Phu. S.M. 2009-04-29T17:20:44Z 2009-04-29T17:20:44Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45287 311865384 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 74 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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title A comparison of discrete and flow-based models for air traffic flow management
title_full A comparison of discrete and flow-based models for air traffic flow management
title_fullStr A comparison of discrete and flow-based models for air traffic flow management
title_full_unstemmed A comparison of discrete and flow-based models for air traffic flow management
title_short A comparison of discrete and flow-based models for air traffic flow management
title_sort comparison of discrete and flow based models for air traffic flow management
topic Computation for Design and Optimization Program.
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