This paper provides a study of free-flight air traffic behaviour in increasingly constrained airspace environments. Traffic assumes three different free-flight operational constructs with airspace constraints considered as restricted (no-fly) regions. Simulations combine path planning and Monte Carlo techniques to qualitatively analyse emergent traffic behaviour and quantitatively assess spatial–temporal airspace conflict as the airspace constraints vary. Findings indicate that airspace constraints have a much stronger influence on aircraft behaviour than the free-flight operational construct, with any benefits of free flight rapidly diminishing as the airspace becomes more constrained. We conclude that structured traffic route (or network) designs and associated risk modelling approaches should be considered for safe and efficient traffic management of highly constrained and congested (or dense) airspace. This work therefore provides evidence to inform new airspace design and management initiatives, including low-altitude uncrewed traffic.
Airspace Constrained Free-Flight Analysis: Implications for Uncrewed Air Traffic Management
2024
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