Sequential Scheduling Method for CA/RPA Integrated Operation in Terminal Area

Qian-rong ZHOU , Quan SHAO , Cao-zhuo-er GUO

Science Technology and Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (26) : 11388 -11397.

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Science Technology and Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (26) : 11388-11397 DOI: 10.12404/j.issn.1671-1815.2407214
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Sequential Scheduling Method for CA/RPA Integrated Operation in Terminal Area
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An improved Event air collision model was established to calculate CA (conventional aircraft)/RPA (remotely piloted aircraft) integrated operation intervals. This model considers the data link latency characteristics of RPAs, while considering wake turbulence, communication, navigation, and surveillance errors. In order to investigate the problem of integrated operation of CA/RPA terminal area, a method of arrival sequencing and scheduling in terminal area was established. A NSGA-Ⅱ (non-dominated sorting genetic algorithms-Ⅱ) based on RHC(receding horizontal control) with the elite retention strategy was then presented by introducing the adaptive strategy to calculate the optimal solution for approach flight sequencing and scheduling. Light, medium and heavy aircrafts were selected as combinations for the research object to solve the longitudinal safe operation intervals that satisfy the safety target level proposed by ICAO. Finally, the actual operation dataset of an airport was used to implement case simulation and verification, and comparison was made with the primitive NSGA-Ⅱ. The simulation results show that the improved NSGA-Ⅱ method has superior algorithmic performance and more efficient solution compared to the primitive NSGA-Ⅱ algorithm; for the large-scale dataset, comparing the manned/unmanned operation with 25% mixing degree and the CA/RPA operation with 50% mixing degree, the total delay time and the average delay time are both improved by 0.6% compared to the traditional manned operation, and the total flight time and the maximum flight and maximum flight time were reduced by 1.32% and 0.96%, respectively.

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air traffic management / multi-objective optimization / integrated operation / Event model / terminal area

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Qian-rong ZHOU, Quan SHAO, Cao-zhuo-er GUO. Sequential Scheduling Method for CA/RPA Integrated Operation in Terminal Area. Science Technology and Engineering, 2025, 25(26): 11388-11397 DOI:10.12404/j.issn.1671-1815.2407214

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