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Multi-Objective Evaluation of Airborne Self-Separation Procedure in Flow Corridors Based on TOPSIS and Entropy

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  • Bojia Ye

    (College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
    College of Civil Aviation, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

  • Zhao Yang

    (College of Civil Aviation, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

  • Lili Wan

    (College of Civil Aviation, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

  • Yunlong Dong

    (College of Civil Aviation, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
    East China Air Traffic Management Bureau of Civil Aviation Administration of China, Shanghai 201702, China)

Abstract

This paper proposes a simulation-based framework for assessing airborne self-separation procedures in flow corridors with consideration of different performance metrics, including air traffic operations, corridor capacity, safety, and environmental impacts. Firstly, the airborne self-separation concept in flow corridors is introduced, followed by an agent-based flow corridor simulation model. Then, data were collected to initialize a parallel-lane flow corridor model connecting A461 upper air route from Beijing to Guangzhou in China which can also simulate aircraft self-separating in the flow corridor. The total control delay, flow corridor throughput, breakout rate, and the CO 2 emissions of traffic flow were considered as the impact measurements, and the TOPSIS and entropy method was used to rank the performances of different self-separation procedures. We found that combining multiple objectives into one, the optimum scheme can be obtained to guide the design of self-separation procedures for flow corridors. The research results can be used by airspace managers to dynamically develop appropriate operational procedures and rules for flow corridors given different operational conditions and constraints. Also, the framework proposed in the research may be used to evaluate the design of airspace structure with consideration of multiple objectives.

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  • Bojia Ye & Zhao Yang & Lili Wan & Yunlong Dong, 2019. "Multi-Objective Evaluation of Airborne Self-Separation Procedure in Flow Corridors Based on TOPSIS and Entropy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2019:i:1:p:322-:d:303673
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    1. Zhang, Yimin & Shortle, John & Sherry, Lance, 2015. "Methodology for collision risk assessment of an airspace flow corridor concept," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 142(C), pages 444-455.
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