Avoidance Maneuvering in the Vicinity of the Top of Descent
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 17, Issue 4
Abstract
Four different vertical plane avoidance procedures are proposed for conflict resolution between a pair of aircraft in the vicinity of the top of the descent. The governing design principles for the conflict resolution were simplicity and controllability and therefore avoidance procedures are flown by descending aircraft with only two controlling inputs: time and angle of descent, i.e., rate of descent. The vicinity of the top of descent is derived from quantitative analyses of designed avoidance procedures. With the defined criteria, quantitative analyses also support discussion of safety and feasibility of particular avoidance procedures and the priority order for their execution.
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Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 17 • Issue 4 • October 2004
Pages: 176 - 181
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Copyright © 2004 ASCE.
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Published online: Oct 1, 2004
Published in print: Oct 2004
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