Aircraft Sequencing for Minimal Fuel Burn

摘要：

One of the main environmental issues associated with aviation is greenhouse gas emissions, which in turn corresponds to fuel burn. Modern navigation allows for execution of optimal flight paths, so in this research we first simulate single aircraft trajectories. The terminal area of a sample area is considered. Fuel-based optimal descent paths with various time constraints are found. Based on these results, two aircraft descent paths are considered and the most advantageous sequencing is proposed depending on the terminal area entry point, aircraft type and initial time separation. It should be noted that the difference in the total fuel consumption can vary significantly with the arrival sequencing. The authors believe the proposed idea can be further developed into guidelines for air traffic controllers to help them execute the most environmentally-friendly and cost-efficient descent sequencing.

关键词： trajectory optimization fuel burn air traffic management sequencing terminal area

作者: A. Andreeva S.Suzuki

作者单位: University of Tokyo, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo 113-86 University of Tokyo, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2011年亚太航空航天技术学术会议(APISAT 2011)

会议地点: 澳大利亚

会议语种:英文

页码: 1-10

在线出版日期: 2011-02-28（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）