Abstract
This paper explores the impact ground delay can have on designing and executing rendezvous operations such as formation flight. For a given formation pairing the route is fixed, speed policies are then generated to compensate for uncertainty in take-off times. Value Iteration is used to solve both the deterministic and stochastic Dynamic Programming problem for an entire state-space. The final optimal policies determine what course of action aircraft should take for any realization of delay. Finally a comparative case study shows that even with delay, formation flights can reach expected savings of 6.1% against flying solo.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 9 Jul 2014 |
Event | 2014 UKACC International Conference on Control - Loughborough, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Jul 2014 → 11 Jul 2014 |
Conference
Conference | 2014 UKACC International Conference on Control |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Loughborough |
Period | 9/07/14 → 11/07/14 |
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Sadaf R Alam (Manager), Steven A Chapman (Manager), Polly E Eccleston (Other), Simon H Atack (Other) & D A G Williams (Manager)
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