Agent-Based Air Traffic Control in Airport Airspace

The paper presents multi agent system approach and software prototype aimed at the air traffic control in airport airspace. The system consists of agents playing roles of assistant aircraft crews and assistant air traffic control operator of approach zone. According to selected organizational structure of multi agent system two different approaches to air traffic control are used. Within the approach zone coordination of agents´ behavior is based on decisions made by assistant operator agent. Within the arrival zone assistant aircraft crews´ agents make decision autonomously using a priory agreed behavior policy.