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    • A Fast and Flexible Aircraft Trajectory Predictor and Optimiser for ATM Research Applications 

      Dalmau Codina, Ramon; Melgosa Farrés, Marc; Vilardaga García-Cascón, Santi; Prats Menéndez, Xavier (2018)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      Trajectory prediction and optimisation algorithms will be the keystone for a successful trajectory based operations concept implementation, where accurate predictions and optimal trajectories will be needed for a wide ...
    • A Fast and flexible emergency trajectory generator : enhancing emergency geometric planning with aircraft dynamics 

      Sáez García, Raúl; Khaledian, Homeyra; Prats Menéndez, Xavier; Guitart, Andréas; Delahaye, Daniel; Feron, Eric (2021)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      We present an automated emergency trajectory generator to compute the best emergency trajectory for a given landing site. A combination of the optimized version of the rapidly exploring random tree algorithm and Dubins ...
    • A framework for collaborative air traffic flow management minimizing costs for airspace users: Enabling trajectory options and flexible pre-tactical delay management 

      Xu, Yan; Dalmau Codina, Ramon; Melgosa Farrés, Marc; Villardi de Montlaur, Adeline de; Prats Menéndez, Xavier (2020-03-03)
      Article
      Open Access
      This paper proposes a collaborative air traffic flow management (ATFM) framework, in the scope of trajectory based operations, aiming to improve the cost-efficiency for airspace users (AUs) when facing ATFM regulations. ...
    • A novel methodology to predict regulations using deep learning 

      Mas Pujol, Sergi; Salamí San Juan, Esther; Pastor Llorens, Enric (Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR), 2020)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      The current air traffic control system tries to allocate as many flights as possible in a scenario that is expected to be time-efficient, cost-efficient, and safe. To guaranty these safety conditions, it is performed a ...
    • Adapting the city of Barcelona to urban air mobility 

      Roca De Las Heras, David (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-09-29)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      La mobilitat aèria urbana (UAM) sembla cada cop més a prop. És probable que en pocs anys hi hagi drones a les ciutats que portaran productes, i no només això; també podria haver-hi un sistema de taxi aèri que seria una ...
    • Air traffic control using separation algorithm based on rules of the air 

      Fuentes Coll, Lidia (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-06)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Avoiding collisions is one of the main tasks of air traffic control. The rapid increase in air traffic and its continued growth raises the issue of assisting air traffic controllers in high complex traffic scenarios, where ...
    • Air traffic deconfliction using sum coloring 

      Duchamp, Vincent; Josefsson, Billy; Polishchuk, Tatiana; Polishchuk, Valentin; Sáez García, Raúl; Wiren, Richard (2019)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      This paper studies strategic conflict resolution for air traffic based on sum coloring. We consider two application scenarios: manned and unmanned air traffic, with similar targets: to improve efficiency of operations and ...
    • Air traffic management and systems IV: selected papers of the 6th ENRI International Workshop on ATM/CNS (EIWAC2019) - Analysis of weather impact on flight efficiency for Stockholm Arlanda airport arrivals 

      Lemetti, Anastasia; Polishchuk, Tatiana; Sáez García, Raúl; Prats Menéndez, Xavier (Springer, 2021-02-26)
      Part of book or chapter of book
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      Analysis of punctuality of airport arrivals, as well as identification of causes of the delays within transition airspace, is an important step in evaluating performance of the Terminal Maneuvering Area (TMA) Air Navigation ...
    • Airspace complexity implementation for an Extended ATC Planner 

      Lentaigne Beneto, Nicolas-Eduardo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-08-28)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Sopra Steria
      This report describes the implementation of an airspace complexity server into the preindustrial prototype of the Extended ATC Planner. First, there is the description of the current ATC en-route control room situation, ...
    • Alternative 4D trajectories for the avoidance of weather- and contrail-sensitive volumes 

      Sáez García, Raúl; Cabrera Ramírez, Bryan Gustavo; Melgosa Farrés, Marc; Prats Menéndez, Xavier; Riccio, Angelo; Verbeek, René; van den Dungen, Nick (Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR), 2022)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      We present a framework to generate, in a multi-aircraft environment, 4D optimized trajectories in a scenario with several weather constraints obtained with advanced weather prediction models. We focus on the trajectory ...
    • Alternative Trajectory Options for Delay Reduction in Demand and Capacity Balancing 

      Xu, Yan; Dalmau Codina, Ramon; Melgosa Farrés, Marc; Villardi de Montlaur, Adeline de; Prats Menéndez, Xavier (2018)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      Aiming to a more collaborative demand and capacity balancing (DCB), in the scope of trajectory based operations, this paper presents an approach that takes alternative trajectories into a DCB optimization algorithm. ...
    • An Assessment for UAS depart and approach operations 

      Delgado Muñoz, Luis; Prats Menéndez, Xavier; Ferraz, Carlos; Royo Chic, Pablo; Pastor Llorens, Enric (2009-09)
      Conference lecture
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    • Analysis of operational data to identify emerging safety risks 

      Hernández Pintó, Abel (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-12-22)
      Bachelor thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      In view of the paramount importance of safety in the Air Traffic Management system, EUROCONTROL has been developing risk models for ATM to quantify and characterize how safe the different airspaces inside the ECAC region ...
    • Análisis del tiempo de vuelo programado vs. real en el par BCN-BRU 

      Medina Allue, Noelia (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-10-30)
      Bachelor thesis
      Restricted access - confidentiality agreement
    • Análisis, diseño e implementación de una herramienta para valorar el estrés producido por la inserción de drones en el espacio aéreo de un controlador 

      Mosquera Gallego, Javier (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-01-18)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Open Access
      The research group ICARUS of the UPC has developed a simulation environment in which a ground station of a drone communicates with the usual work stations professional of the air traffic controllers and all related to a ...
    • APACHE - Exploitation plan 

      Prats Menéndez, Xavier; Netjasov, Fedja; Vidosavljevic, Andrija; Bujor, Andrada (2018-07-25)
      Research report
      Open Access
      This document is the Exploitation Plan of the APACHE project. Its purpose is to identify, describe and assesses the different exploitable results and foreground generated by the project. The APACHE project proposes a new ...
    • APACHE - Final project results report 

      Prats Menéndez, Xavier; Agüi, Ignacio; Netjasov, Fedja; Pavlovic, Goran; Vidosavljevic, Andrija (2018-07-25)
      Research report
      Open Access
      This report summarises all the research activities performed by the APACHE project and highlights the main project outcomes and contributions. The APACHE Project proposes a new approach based on simulation, optimization ...
    • APACHE - Final report on communication and dissemination 

      Prats Menéndez, Xavier (2018-07-25)
      Research report
      Open Access
      This document reviews the communication and dissemination plan for the APACHE Project and reports on the specific actions performed during whole duration of the Project (9 May 2016 to 8 May 2018). The success of these ...
    • APACHE - Functional requirements and specifications for the ATM performance assessment framework 

      Prats Menéndez, Xavier; Camargo Forero, Leonardo; Barrado Muxí, Cristina; Netjasov, Fedja; Mirkovic, Bojana; Pavlovic, Goran; Vidosavljevic, Andrija (2018-07-25)
      Research report
      Open Access
      The APACHE project proposes a new framework to assess European ATM (air traffic management) performance based on simulation, optimization and performance assessment tools that will be able to capture the complex interdependencies ...
    • APACHE - Report on the availability of the APACHE framework 

      Prats Menéndez, Xavier; Dalmau Codina, Ramon; Barrado Muxí, Cristina; Xu, Yan; Netjasov, Fedja; Pavlovic, Goran; Vidosavljevic, Andrija (2018-07-25)
      Research report
      Open Access
      The APACHE project proposes a new framework to assess European ATM (air traffic management) performance based on simulation, optimization and performance assessment tools that will be able to capture the complex interdependencies ...