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Automatic aircraft cargo load planning

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  • S Limbourg

    (University of Liège, Liège, Belgium)

  • M Schyns

    (University of Liège, Liège, Belgium)

  • G Laporte

    (HEC Montréal, Montréal, Canada)

Abstract

The goal of this paper is the development of a new mixed integer linear program designed for optimally loading a set of containers and pallets into a compartmentalised cargo aircraft. It is based on real-world problems submitted by a professional partner. This model takes into account strict technical and safety constraints. In addition to the standard goal of optimally positioning the centre of gravity, we also propose a new approach based on the moment of inertia. This double goal implies an increase in aircraft efficiency and a decrease in fuel consumption. Cargo loading generally remains a manual, or at best a computer-assisted, and time-consuming task. A fully automatic software was developed to quickly compute optimal solutions. Experimental results show that our approach achieves better solutions than manual planning, within only a few seconds.

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  • S Limbourg & M Schyns & G Laporte, 2012. "Automatic aircraft cargo load planning," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 63(9), pages 1271-1283, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:63:y:2012:i:9:p:1271-1283
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    1. Brandt, Felix & Nickel, Stefan, 2019. "The air cargo load planning problem - a consolidated problem definition and literature review on related problems," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 275(2), pages 399-410.
    2. Erdem Agbas & Ali Osman Kusakci, 2021. "A simulation approach for aircraft cargo loading considering weight and balance constraints," International Journal of Business Ecosystem & Strategy (2687-2293), Bussecon International Academy, vol. 3(1), pages 21-31, January.
    3. Paquay, Célia & Limbourg, Sabine & Schyns, Michaël, 2018. "A tailored two-phase constructive heuristic for the three-dimensional Multiple Bin Size Bin Packing Problem with transportation constraints," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 267(1), pages 52-64.
    4. Konstantinos N. Androutsopoulos & Eleni Karouti, 2022. "A safety-driven truck loading problem," Operational Research, Springer, vol. 22(5), pages 4931-4963, November.
    5. Lurkin, Virginie & Schyns, Michaël, 2015. "The Airline Container Loading Problem with pickup and delivery," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 244(3), pages 955-965.

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