AIRCRAFT SEQUENCING WITH FUZZY LOGIC METHOD

Year 2025, Volume: 26 Issue: 2, 161 - 178, 25.06.2025

Gülseren Yeşil , Özlem Şahin

https://doi.org/10.18038/estubtda.1674259

Abstract

The growth in the demand for air transport causes an increase in air traffic. In this case, more air traffic needs to be carried out safely, regularly and quickly. It is important to correctly and fairly order the landing traffic in order to reduce the delaying, especially in the air due to heavy traffic.

In this study, it is aimed to sequence the arrival traffic with fuzzy logic method. Speed, distance, altitude parameters were used for sequencing. Traffic data was collected from the Air Traffic Simulation Laboratory at Eskişehir Technical University’s Air Traffic Control Department.

A comparative analysis was conducted between the current arrival traffic sequencing within the simulation area and the sequencing results derived from the fuzzy logic method. The findings indicate a significant overlap between both traffic ranking outcomes. This research contributes to the existing literature by demonstrating the application of the fuzzy logic method in the field of air traffic control.

Keywords

Aircraft , Sequencing , Fuzzy Logic , Real Time Simulation

Supporting Institution

This study was supported by Eskişehir Technical University Scientific Research Project Commission

Project Number

23ADP077.

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