Capacity improvement analytical tools and benchmark development for terminal operations

McGovern, Seamus M.

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Capacity improvement analytical tools and benchmark development for terminal operations

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Creators:

McGovern, Seamus M.
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate Publisher:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Subject/TRT Terms:
Resource Type:

Proceedings
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Oct. 25-29, 2009
NTL Classification:

NTL-AVIATION-Airports and Facilities ; NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Planning and Policy ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Aviation Planning and Policy ; NTL-AVIATION-Air Traffic Control
Description:

With U.S. air traffic predicted to triple over the

next fifteen years, new technologies and procedures are

being considered to cope with this growth. As such, it

may be of use to quickly and easily evaluate any new

technologies or procedures against a set of

benchmarks, including best case and worst case. In

this paper, theoretical upper and lower capacity bounds

are formulated along with a performance index

equation to allow for the quantitative comparison and

evaluation of different terminal area capacityincreasing

enhancements. These benchmarks are then

used with a conventional stochastic queueing model

(M/D/1) and a selected capacity improvement in order

to demonstrate how an example change impacts the

terminal airspace capacity as compared to the

theoretical worst case and best case. These

mathematical tools may hold value in quantifying

proposed technologies and procedures intended to

improve efficiency and to absorb the predicted increase

in air transportation, prior to any actual

implementation.
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http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/32000/32000/32040/Capacity_Improvement_Analytical_Tools.pdf
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RITA/VNTSC #FA7GB1 FD4RN
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8557/dot_8557_DS1.pdf
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Volpe Center
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urn:sha256:7baa43542ce7d23a18fec428cb8cea31f98d7b3c8ede6bceab5e7ecfd5286143

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