Cross-polar aircraft trajectory optimization and the potential climate impact

AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ng, Hok K ^a   Sridhar, Banavar ^b   Grabbe, Shon ^b   Chen, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFICS; AIR TRAVELS; AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS; AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY; CLIMATE IMPACTS; CONTRAIL FORMATION; DIRECT PATHS; ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS; FLIGHT PLANS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; GREAT CIRCLE; INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; NORTH AMERICAN; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; ORIGIN-DESTINATION PAIRS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; STATE CONSTRAINTS; TRAVEL TIME; OPTIMAL TRAJECTORIES;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; ALGORITHMS; AVIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIGITAL AVIONICS; FLIGHT PATHS; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; LEGACY SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAJECTORIES;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 84255199273     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DASC.2011.6096060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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