27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS2010-5.7ST2

TERMINAL AREA "GREEN" OPTIMIZATION USING JOB-SHOP SCHEDULING TECHNIQUES

S. Bagassi, D. Francia, C. A. Persiani
Univ. of Bologna, Italy

Keywords: job-shop scheduling, aircraft sequencing

In the Approach Control Area an important match for reducing aviation environmental impact is played. In this paper we present an innovative algorithm, based on job-shop scheduling techniques, that aims at managing the approach airspace maximizing the number of movements in the time unit, subject to environmental constraints.

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