U.S.-France Dissertation Enhancement: Development of Aircraft Conflict Resolution Algorithms

这个博士论文增强项目将进一步空中交通管制和空中交通管理研究正在进行的格鲁吉亚技术机械工程博士生阿丹贝拉。 贝拉先生的顾问是格鲁吉亚理工学院的威廉·辛格斯教授和约翰·保罗·克拉克教授。 Vela先生将与法国图卢兹国立民用航空学院（ENAC）的丹尼尔·德拉哈耶教授合作，开发控制和评估空中交通流量的新算法。提出了一种考虑空中交通管制和公平性的各种成本方面的优化方案，并使用模拟飞行数据研究和验证算法相对于现有空中交通管制方法的性能改进;并制定确定空中交通速率界限的方法，在该界限内，算法将确保安全运行。 这项研究的核心目的是即使在交通负荷增加的情况下也能安全有效地管理美国领空。 此外，所提出的算法的应用，预计将降低整体运营成本，除了减少燃料排放。 该项目具有强大的国际互惠互利，将有助于模拟格鲁吉亚理工学院和ENAC之间的进一步研究和教育合作。

This Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Project will further the air traffic control and air traffic management research being conducted by Georgia Tech mechanical engineering doctoral student Adan Vela. Mr. Vela is advised by Professor William Singhose and Professor John-Paul Clarke at Georgia Tech. This award will allow Mr. Vela to collaborate with Professor Daniel Delahaye at École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ENAC) in Toulouse, France, to develop novel algorithms to control and evaluate air traffic flow.The specific research objectives are to develop a real-time air traffic resolution algorithm to maintain safe air traffic separation over three-dimensional spatial trajectories; pose air traffic resolution problems as an optimization program that considers various cost aspects of air traffic control and fairness; study and verify performance improvements of algorithm over existing air traffic control methods using simulated flight data; and formulate methods for determining the bounds of air traffic rates within which the algorithm will ensure safe operation. The core purpose of this research is to enable safe and efficient management of the US airspace even under increased traffic loads. Furthermore, application of proposed algorithms is expected to reduce overall operational costs in addition to reducing fuel emissions. This project has strong mutual international benefits and will help to simulate further research and educational collaboration between Georgia Tech and ENAC.