Airport Taxiway Head-On Conflict Prediction and Avoidance in A-SMGCS

Abstract:

The closed loop control architecture based on event feedback was proposed for airport taxiway head-on conflict prediction and avoidance in A-SMGCS (Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System). Firstly, resource-oriented controlled colored Petri net was proposed and used to model taxiway operation process. Secondly, the controlled taxiing segment concept was proposed, and rules for generating corresponding sub-model were provided. And then, using cycles and cycle chains contained in the sub-model, the sufficient and necessary condition for head-on conflict-free operation of taxiway was provided. The corresponding avoidance control strategies and algorithm for head-on conflict control were proposed. Finally, the example demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 574)
• Pages: 621-627
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.574.621
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Xin Ping Zhu*, Na Lu
• Keywords: Airport, A-SMGCS, Avoidance, Conflict Prediction, Petri Net, Taxiway Control

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