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dc.contributor.advisorHamsa Balakrishnan.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPhu, Thi Vuen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Computation for Design and Optimization Program.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-04-29T17:20:44Z
dc.date.available2009-04-29T17:20:44Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45287
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computation for Design and Optimization Program, 2008.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 73-74).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe steady increase of congestion in air traffic networks has resulted in significant economic losses and potential safety issues in the air transportation. A potential way to reduce congestion is to adopt efficient air traffic management policies, such as, optimally scheduling and routing air traffic throughout the network. In recent years, several models have been proposed to predict and manage air traffic. This thesis focuses on the comparison of two such approaches to air traffic flow management: (i) a discrete Mixed Integer Program model, and (ii) a continuous flow-based model. The continuous model is applied in a multi-commodity setting to take into account the origins and destinations of the aircraft. Sequential quadratic programming is used to optimize the continuous model. A comparison of the performance of the two models based on a set of large scale test cases is provided. Preliminary results suggest that the linear programming relaxation of the discrete model provides results similar to the continuous flow-based model for high volumes of air traffic.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Thi Vu Phu.en_US
dc.format.extent74 leavesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectComputation for Design and Optimization Program.en_US
dc.titleA comparison of discrete and flow-based models for air traffic flow managementen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Computation for Design and Optimization Program
dc.identifier.oclc311865384en_US


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