Dynamic reconfiguration of terminal airspace during convective weather
Dynamic airspace configuration (DAC) algorithms strive to restructure the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS) in ways that allow air traffic control to better manage aircraft flows. Although past research has largely focused on enroute airspace in clear weather conditions, the principle of better ma...
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| author | Michalek, Diana Balakrishnan, Hamsa |
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| description | Dynamic airspace configuration (DAC) algorithms strive to restructure the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS) in ways that allow air traffic control to better manage aircraft flows. Although past research has largely focused on enroute airspace in clear weather conditions, the principle of better matching airspace structure to ambient conditions has potential to benefit airport terminal areas, which are often impacted by congestion due to convective weather, especially during summer months when travel demand is high. This paper studies the problem of dynamic airspace configuration in the terminal area given a stochastic model of route availability during convective weather conditions. An integer programming model is proposed for the dynamic reconfiguration of the terminal area. This model recommends small changes to airspace structure that alleviate airspace congestion, while limiting disruptions to air traffic control procedures. The model is tested against actual weather scenarios, and shows promising benefits to operations. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/661322022-10-02T07:19:02Z Dynamic reconfiguration of terminal airspace during convective weather Michalek, Diana Balakrishnan, Hamsa Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Operations Research Center Balakrishnan, Hamsa Michalek, Diana Balakrishnan, Hamsa Dynamic airspace configuration (DAC) algorithms strive to restructure the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS) in ways that allow air traffic control to better manage aircraft flows. Although past research has largely focused on enroute airspace in clear weather conditions, the principle of better matching airspace structure to ambient conditions has potential to benefit airport terminal areas, which are often impacted by congestion due to convective weather, especially during summer months when travel demand is high. This paper studies the problem of dynamic airspace configuration in the terminal area given a stochastic model of route availability during convective weather conditions. An integer programming model is proposed for the dynamic reconfiguration of the terminal area. This model recommends small changes to airspace structure that alleviate airspace congestion, while limiting disruptions to air traffic control procedures. The model is tested against actual weather scenarios, and shows promising benefits to operations. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NGATS-ATM Airspace Program NNA06CN24A) National Science Foundation (U.S.) (ECCS-0745237) 2011-09-30T13:28:53Z 2011-09-30T13:28:53Z 2010-12 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/ConferencePaper 978-1-4244-7745-6 0743-1546 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66132 Michalek, Diana, and Hamsa Balakrishnan. “Dynamic Reconfiguration of Terminal Airspace During Convective Weather.” 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC). Atlanta, GA, USA, 2010. 4875-4881. © Copyright 2010 IEEE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8624-7041 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CDC.2010.5718007 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 2010 Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE |
| spellingShingle | Michalek, Diana Balakrishnan, Hamsa Dynamic reconfiguration of terminal airspace during convective weather |
| title | Dynamic reconfiguration of terminal airspace during convective weather |
| title_full | Dynamic reconfiguration of terminal airspace during convective weather |
| title_fullStr | Dynamic reconfiguration of terminal airspace during convective weather |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dynamic reconfiguration of terminal airspace during convective weather |
| title_short | Dynamic reconfiguration of terminal airspace during convective weather |
| title_sort | dynamic reconfiguration of terminal airspace during convective weather |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66132 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8624-7041 |
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