Conflict Alerts for aircraft in holding patterns are often missed or in error due to fact that holding trajectories are not modeled in Conflict Alert or Conflict Probe logic. In addition, a controller in one sector may not know when aircraft are holding in a neighboring sector. These factors can lead to an increased potential for loss of separation while aircraft are flying in holding patterns. A holding function for conflict probe applications has been developed and tested with air traffic data from Fort Worth Center. The holding function automatically determines when an aircraft enters a holding pattern, builds a holding region around the pattern and then probes the region for conflict with other traffic. The operational concept of use assumes that air traffic controllers are very busy during periods when aircraft are in holding and therefore don't have time to manually enter information which defines a holding pattern and activates conflict probing. For this reason, it is important the holding function automatically detect aircraft in holding and compute a holding region for conflict analysis. The controller is then alerted if other aircraft are predicted to fly through the holding region at the holding altitude.


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    Title :

    A Holding Function for Conflict Probe Appiications


    Contributors:
    McNally, Dave (author) / Walton, Joe (author)

    Conference:

    AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference ; 2004 ; Providence, RI, United States


    Publication date :

    2004-01-31


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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