Four-Dimensional Helical Approach of Aircraft in an Air Traffic Control Environment
Pierre 0. Grepper; Francois E. Huguenin · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics · 1981
With the advent of digital avionic techniques, it has become possible to plan the integration of computer systems for performing on-line optimization tasks during flight operation. These computers can be used for computing attitude and control strategies by minimizing different cost functions. Digital systems will play an even bigger part on tomorrow's flight deck because of the improved control capabilities. This paper presents the results for a simulation study in which a minicomputer was used for computing four-dimensional flight trajectories in an air traffic control environment. Special interest was given to helical approach for a transport aircraft, in this case a DC-10/30.