Sequential traffic flow optimization with tactical flight control heuristics

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 810-820

  Grabbe, Shon ^a   Sridhar, Banavar ^a   Mukherjee, Avijit ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; INTEGRATION TESTING;

CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS; FAST-TIME SIMULATION; INTEGER PROGRAMMING MODELS; REROUTING ALGORITHMS; SEQUENTIAL OPTIMIZATION METHODS; SHORTEST PATH ROUTING; SYSTEM UNCERTAINTIES; WEATHER-AVOIDANCE ROUTES;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 67149139466     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.40300     Document Type: Article

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