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An Agent-Based Approach to Forming Logic of Commercial Formation Flights
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Malaek, Mohammad Bagher (Supervisor)
Abstract
The existing trend in air transportation growth, clearly shows that aviation industries need to profoundly look at “formation flights” in a more efficient manner and without complex computations. This work describes a new efficient Logic to accept or reject a possible formation among all available. The approach considers each airplane as an agents that “sees” the current traffic environment and then selects the best “Action” to satisfy its desired objectives. The logic, although simple, considers the location and time to join a formation or to create one; and the position to leave the original formation. Different Mathematical model have been investigated to find-out which one is more...
TCAS Logic Improvement for Airliners Formation Flights
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Malaek, Mohammad Bagher (Supervisor)
Abstract
This study explores the trajectory optimization of two aircrafts’ formation flight seeking minimization of fuel consumption and flight duration while considering activation of the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) during the flights. In order to model the effects of this system, a set of codes has been developed in the Matlab software environment, which utilizes an estimation model of induced drag for each aircraft by their relative positions. Also, position rotation is allowed, and the number and location of rotations are controllable by the user. The TCAS determines the allowable distances between aircrafts during flights based on relative velocities and relative heading angles....