Air traffic control automation concepts to optimize flight management system utilization

Author

Mohleji, Satish C.

Author_Institution

Mitre Corp., McLean, VA, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

29 Nov-2 Dec 1988

Firstpage

341

Lastpage

346

Abstract

The author defines the requirements and design philosophy for developing ground-based automation planning and control advisory concepts to best serve the aircraft with FMS (flight management system) capabilities. Analytical results are presented, based on comparison of operational data with the user-preferred trajectories to identify flying-time variabilities in various segments of arriving flights. En route descents, terminal maneuvering areas, and the final approaches are considered to determine the impact of aircraft and environmental factors on flying times essential for traffic planning. Simple time-estimation algorithms based on FMS-defined speed schedules and prevailing winds are presented for estimating flying times during en route descents. Automation planning and control concepts are developed which utilize flexible route structures and a speed-control strategy to permit the aircraft maximum use of FMS and onboard avionics in all operating conditions

Keywords

aerospace computing; air traffic computer control; control advisory concepts; en route descents; flexible route structures; flight management system utilization; ground-based automation planning; onboard avionics; operational data; speed-control strategy; terminal maneuvering areas; traffic planning; user-preferred trajectories; Aerospace control; Aerospace electronics; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Automatic control; Control systems; Design automation; Environmental factors; Flexible manufacturing systems; Scheduling algorithm;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Position Location and Navigation Symposium, 1988. Record. Navigation into the 21st Century. IEEE PLANS '88., IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLANS.1988.195504

Filename

195504