<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Considering the operation characteristics of the high-speed PBN airway, we propose an aircraft agent structural model and a basic algorithm flow of decision-making by Multi-agent technique. According to the constraint of safe separation and speed with the aircrafts, making use of the car-following theory, the deceleration constraint model is built for a flight management system. When the front aircraft decelerates, the model can offer a speed adjustment proposal for the following aircraft. The model is built based on the minimal safe separation and speed interval constraint; each variable, influencing the deceleration of the following aircraft can be analyzed. Simulation analysis is carried out for different combinations of aircraft types, initial speed, safe separation and deceleration. The follow aircraft deceleration was calculated under different conditions and the results coincided with reality. It is proved that the model can provide safe separation between the two aircrafts.</p></abstract>

Considering the operation characteristics of the high-speed PBN airway, we propose an aircraft agent structural model and a basic algorithm flow of decision-making by Multi-agent technique. According to the constraint of safe separation and speed with the aircrafts, making use of the car-following theory, the deceleration constraint model is built for a flight management system. When the front aircraft decelerates, the model can offer a speed adjustment proposal for the following aircraft. The model is built based on the minimal safe separation and speed interval constraint; each variable, influencing the deceleration of the following aircraft can be analyzed. Simulation analysis is carried out for different combinations of aircraft types, initial speed, safe separation and deceleration. The follow aircraft deceleration was calculated under different conditions and the results coincided with reality. It is proved that the model can provide safe separation between the two aircrafts.

Structural Modelling and Deceleration Algorithm for a Follow Aircraft on Performance-Based Navigation Airway Based on Multi-Agent Technique

College of Civil Aviation, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China

Mathematics & Information Technology College, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing, 210013 China

Aeronautical Laboratory, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA

School of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065 China

Cybernetics and Information Technologies

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Considering the operation characteristics of the high-speed PBN airway, we propose an aircraft agent structural model and a basic algorithm flow of...

Structural Modelling and Deceleration Algorithm for a Follow Aircraft on Performance-Based Navigation Airway Based on Multi-Agent Technique

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 46 - 56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cait-2015-0066

Keywords
Performance-based navigation airway, aircraft agent, structural modeling, follow aircraft, deceleration constraint algorithm

© 2015 Ming Zhaohui et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Structural Modelling and Deceleration Algorithm for a Follow Aircraft on Performance-Based Navigation Airway Based on Multi-Agent Technique

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 46 - 56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cait-2015-0066

KeywordsPerformance-based navigation airway, aircraft agent, structural modeling, follow aircraft, deceleration constraint algorithm

© 2015 Ming Zhaohui et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Performance-based navigation airway, aircraft agent, structural modeling, follow aircraft, deceleration constraint algorithm