The optimal control of collision avoidance trajectories in air traffic management

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 265-280

  Clements, John C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air traffic management; Optimal control

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; PREASSIGNED FLIGHT PROGRAM; SAFE AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; MODELING; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033136520     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-2615(98)00031-9     Document Type: Article

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