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Variable Speed in Vertical Flight Planning

In: Operations Research Proceedings 2014

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  • Zhi Yuan

    (Helmut Schmidt Universität)

  • Armin Fügenschuh

    (Helmut Schmidt Universität)

  • Anton Kaier

    (Lufthansa Systems AG)

  • Swen Schlobach

    (Lufthansa Systems AG)

Abstract

Vertical flight planningYuan, Zhi concerns assigningFügenschuh, Armin cruise speedKaier, Anton and altitude toSchlobach, Swen segments that compose a trajectory, such that the fuel consumption is minimized and the time constraints are satisfied. The fuel consumption over each segment is usually given as a black-box function depending on aircraft speed, weight, and altitude. Without time consideration, it is known that it is fuel-optimal to fly at a constant speed. If an aircraft is under time pressure to speed up, the industrial standard of cost index cannot handle it explicitly, while research literature suggest using a constant speed. In this work, we formulate the vertical flight planning with variable cruise speed into a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model, and experimentally investigate the fuel saving potential over a constant speed.

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  • Zhi Yuan & Armin Fügenschuh & Anton Kaier & Swen Schlobach, 2016. "Variable Speed in Vertical Flight Planning," Operations Research Proceedings, in: Marco Lübbecke & Arie Koster & Peter Letmathe & Reinhard Madlener & Britta Peis & Grit Walther (ed.), Operations Research Proceedings 2014, edition 1, pages 635-641, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:oprchp:978-3-319-28697-6_88
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28697-6_88
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