AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL NETWORK-PLANNING MODEL BASED ON SECOND-ORDER MARKOV CHAINS

NW Polhemus - Transportation Research Record, 1980 - trid.trb.org
NW Polhemus
Transportation Research Record, 1980trid.trb.org
A method designed to assess the impact of increased air traffic demand on flow rates in a
network of en route air traffic control sectors is described. Given projected arrival and
departure rates at airports within a given region, a second-order Markov-chain model is
employed that has transition probabilities estimated from historical data. The technique is
designed to serve as a planning tool and is demonstrated by using data from the New York
Air Route Traffic Control Center.(Author)
A method designed to assess the impact of increased air traffic demand on flow rates in a network of en route air traffic control sectors is described. Given projected arrival and departure rates at airports within a given region, a second-order Markov-chain model is employed that has transition probabilities estimated from historical data. The technique is designed to serve as a planning tool and is demonstrated by using data from the New York Air Route Traffic Control Center.(Author)
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