Understanding time-drift for different aircraft descent guidance strategies

Bronsvoort, Jesper and McDonald, Greg and López Leonés, Javier and Vilaplana, Miguel and Besada Portas, Juan Alberto (2012). Understanding time-drift for different aircraft descent guidance strategies. In: "2nd International Conference on Application and Theory of Automation in Command and Control Systems", 29/05/2013 - 31/05/2013, Londres. pp. 135-145.

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Title: Understanding time-drift for different aircraft descent guidance strategies
Author/s:
  • Bronsvoort, Jesper
  • McDonald, Greg
  • López Leonés, Javier
  • Vilaplana, Miguel
  • Besada Portas, Juan Alberto
Item Type: Presentation at Congress or Conference (Article)
Event Title: 2nd International Conference on Application and Theory of Automation in Command and Control Systems
Event Dates: 29/05/2013 - 31/05/2013
Event Location: Londres
Title of Book: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Application and Theory of Automation in Command and Control Systems
Date: 2012
Subjects:
Freetext Keywords: Air Traffic Management, Aircraft Guidance Strategies, Continuous Descent Operations, Required Time of Arrival
Faculty: E.T.S.I. Telecomunicación (UPM)
Department: Señales, Sistemas y Radiocomunicaciones
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

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Abstract

In this paper the effect of different aircraft automated descent guidance strategies on fuel burn and the temporal predictability of the executed trajectory is investigated. The paper aims to provide an understanding of how airborne automation can be permitted by Air Traffic Control to remain in control of the descent in the presence of disturbances while providing sufficient predictability. Simulations have been performed investigating different guidance strategies. While each strategy has its advantages and disadvantages, results indicate that improved temporal predictability comes at the cost of additional fuel burn and loss of predictability in other dimensions of the trajectory.

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Item ID: 20330
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/20330/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:20330
Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 01 Oct 2013 19:07
Last Modified: 21 Apr 2016 23:04
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