Practical solutions to the aircraft minimum fuel, fixed-range, fixed time-of-arrival trajectory optimization problemA practical scheme is presented for generating fixed range, minimum fuel vertical flight profiles that also satisfy time-of-arrival constraints. The resulting algorithm is suitable for incorporation into an on-board flight management system. Example results show that such a capability can save up to 6% of fuel burned in flights subject to delays because of terminal area congestion.
Document ID
19810061111
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Sorensen, J. A. (Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Mountain View, CA, United States)
Waters, M. H. (Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Mountain View, CA, United States)