Collision avoidance in commercial aircraft free flight via neural networks and non-linear programming

International Journal of Neural Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 371-387

  Christodoulou, Manolis A ^a   Kontogeorgou, Chrysa ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Free flight; Neural networks; Non linear programming

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AIR NAVIGATION; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

AIR SPACES; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS; AIR TRAFFICS; AIRSPACE CAPACITIES; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT; CURRENT SYSTEMS; EN ROUTES; FLIGHT MANEUVERS; FLIGHT PATHS; FREE FLIGHT; FREE FLIGHTS; NEW IDEAS; NEW SYSTEMS; NON-LINEAR PROGRAMMING; REAL TIMES; THREE DIMENSIONS; WORK FOCUSES;

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AVIATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; STANDARD;

AIRCRAFT; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AVIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE VALIDATION;

EID: 55849117722     PISSN: 01290657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0129065708001658     Document Type: Article

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