27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-11.4.1

ARRIVAL TIME CONTROLLABILITY OF A CONSTRAINED TAILORED ARRIVAL PATH AND ITS OPTIMIZATION

N. Takeichi, D. Inami, M. Kudo*, N. Fujii*
Nagoya Univ., Japan; *ENRI, Japan

Keywords: tailored arrival, flight path, rnav, air traffic control

The characteristics of the aircraft tailored arrival (TA) paths indicated by the dynamic waypoints are presented. The TA paths with negligible engine power are numerically analyzed. It is shown that the TA paths presented in this study enhance the controllability of the arrival time.

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