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Abstract

greedy heuristic algorithm for combining under-utilized airspace sectors to conserve air trac control resources is suggested and analyzed. Simulations using historical air trac data suggest that systematically combining under-utilized airspace sectors within centers can lead to signicantly fewer sectors and therefore a more ecient utilization of air trac control resources. The eciency gains are more modest when sectors are only allowed to combine with sectors in the same controller area of specialization. Parameters can be adjusted to ensure that this approach to combining sectors works well with operational procedures as well as to trade o eciency and the likelihood of sectors exceeding their capacity. Quantitative analyses show that the likelihood of sectors exceeding their capacities can be decreased eectively without signicant sacrices of eciency gains by changing the minimum capacity gap parameter.

Original document

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• http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9eb3/c28611a99c4cc536fd517673f1692b065985.pdf

• http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/pdf/10.2514/6.2008-7222,

http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2008-7222

• https://www.aviationsystemsdivision.arc.nasa.gov/publications/2008/AF2008097.pdf,

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https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/2161077594