ICRAT 2018 Technical Papers & Presentations

Accepted Papers

Best Paper

Advanced Modeling

Object Tracking in Images of an Airborne Wide Angle FMCW Radar

Authors: Jerom Maas, Ronald van Gent and Jacco Hoekstra

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Aircraft Mass and Thrust Estimation Using Recursive Bayesian Method

Authors: Junzi Sun, Henk A.P. Blom, Joost Ellerbroek and Jacco Hoekstra

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Assessment of Air Traffic Control for Urban Air Mobility and Unmanned Systems

Authors: Parker Vascik, Hamsa Balakrishnan and R. John Hansman

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A Multi-Layer Artificial Neural Network Approach for Runway Configuration Prediction

Authors: Md Shohel Ahmed, Sameer Alam and Michael Barlow

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Formal Modeling of Air Traffic as System-of-Systems: Air Traffic as Systems of Interdependent Operational Decision Making Processes

Author: Alexander Gillissen and Michael Schultz

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Performance Analysis of a LiDAR System for Comprehensive Airport Ground Surveillance under Varying Weather and Lighting Conditions

Authors: Johannes Mund, Alexander Zouhar and Hartmut Fricke

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Prediction of Passenger Boarding Process using Neural Network Approach

Author: Michael Schultz and Stefan Reitmann

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Complexity and Information

Predicting Sector Configuration Transitions with Autoencoder-based Anomaly Detection

Author: Thomas Dubot

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Geovectoring: Reducing Traffic Complexity to Increase the Capacity of UAV airspace

Authors: Jacco Hoekstra, Joost Ellerbroek, Emmanuel Sunil and Jerom Maas

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Relative Trajectory Cost Estimation for CTOP Applications Using Multivariate Nonparametric Finite Mixture Logit

Author: Ivan Tereshchenko and Mark Hansen
As published in CEAS Aeronautical Journal

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Doctoral Paper

Ontology-Based Approach for Human Competency Gap Analysis in Air Traffic Management. A Case Study of Georgia

Author: Nika Tkanashvili and Igor Kabashkin

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Egg-shaped conflict envelopes with Fuzzy logic for airspace Collision Risk Modelling

Author: Hee Wei Gary Foo and Zhao-Wei Zhong

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Terminal Airspace Anomaly Detection Using Temporal Logic Learning

Author: Kwangyeon Kim and Inseok Hwang

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Conceptual Design of a Speed Command Algorithm for Airborne Spacing Interval Management

Authors: Timo Riedel, Masaki Takahashi and Eri Itoh

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Detection of individual anomalous arrival trajectories within the terminal airspace using persistent homology

Author: Max Li and Megan Ryerson

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E-service quality performance measurement in airlines: An application on scheduled airlines in Turkey

Author: Mahmut Bakir and Özlem Atalik

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Increasing the Resilience of ATC systems against False Data Injection Attacks using DSL-based Testing

Authors: Aymeric Cretin, Bruno Legeard, Fabien Peureux and Alexandre Vernotte

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The airline brand personality in the context of neuromarketing: FSC versus LCC

Author: Sahap Akan and Özlem Atalik

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Assessing the airspace availability for sUAV operations in urban environments: A topological approach using keep-in and keep-out geofence

Author: Jungwoo Cho and Yoonjin Yoon

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Flight Data Handling with Augmented Reality

Author: Hejar Gürlük

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Valuation of Public Guarantees with PM Real Option: New Istanbul Airport Example

Author: Emrah Durmaz and Ünal Battal

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Airport ground traffic optimisation

Author: Hamza Taheri and Abdelouahid Lyhyaoui

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Merging Flows and Optimizing Aircraft Scheduling in Terminal Maneuvering Area Based on GA

Authors: Akinori Murata, Daniel Delahaye and Keiki Takadama

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Inadequate Post Simulation Debriefings in Air Traffic Control and Pilot Training

Author: Shawn Pruchnicki and David Woods

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Economics and Policy

Predicting a Dramatic Contraction in the 10-Year Passenger Demand

Author: Daniel Suh

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Analyzing Door to Door Travel Times Through Mobile Phone Data

Authors: Pedro García-Albertos, Oliva G. Cantú Ros and Ricardo Herranz
As published in CEAS Aeronautical Journal

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Fuel and Emissions

Estimation of Aircraft Fuel Consumption Based on Air Traffic 4D Trajectory Data

Authors: Fei Liu, Nanjian Zhuang, Qiang Ren and Zhiqiang Wei

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Estimating Fuel Consumption from Radar Tracks: A Validation Exercise using FDR Data from Descent Trajectories

Authors: Ramon Dalmau, Alex Ramonjoan, Xavier Prats and Santiago Soley
As published in CEAS Aeronautical Journal

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Quantification of WAFS Weather Forecast Uncertainties and its Effect on Fuel Burn using Historical Flight Data

Authors: Agnes Tang, Cheng-Lung Wu and David Tan

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Verification of the Ozone Algorithmic Climate Change Functions for Predicting the Short-term NOx Effects from Aviation En-route

Authors: Feijia Yin, Volker Grewe, Jesper van Manen, Sigrun Matthes, Hiroshi Yamashita, Florian Linke and Benjamin Lührs

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Fuel and Emission Benefits for Continuous Descent Approaches at Schiphol

Authors: Joost Ellerbroek, Mazin Inaad and Jacco Hoekstra

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Research on Civil Aircraft Fuel Consumption in Cruise Phase Based on Least Square Support Vector Regression with Genetic Algorithm

Author: Shuli Gong

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Human Performance

Quantitative Prediction of Automation Effects on ATCo Human Performance

Authors: Eva María Puntero Parla, Patricia Lopez de Frutos, Elena Lopez Ballestin, Jose Cañas, Pedro Ferreira, Victor Fernando Gómez and Francesca Lucchi

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Analyzing Pilot Decision-Making Using Predictive Modeling

Author: Somil Shah and Angela Campbell

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A Machine Learning Approach on Past ADS-B Data to Predict Planning Controller’s Actions

Authors: Duc-Thinh Pham, Sameer Alam, Su Yi-Lin and Vu Duong

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Network Management

Selecting Parameters in Performance - Based Ground Delay Program Planning

Authors: Alexander Estes, David Lovell and Michael Ball

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New Insights on Nonlinear Delay Causation Network for Passengers and Flights in Europe

Author: Seddik Belkoura and Samuel Cristóbal

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Local TBS Delay Reduction Effect on Global Network Operations

Authors: Goce Nikolovski, Vincent Treve and Floris Herrema

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Alternative Trajectory Options for Delay Reduction in Demand and Capacity Balancing

Authors: Yan Xu, Ramon Dalmau, Marc Melgosa, Adeline Montlaur and Xavier Prats

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Analysing the Decision Rules for a Ground Delay Program: Mexican Airport Network

Author: Miguel Antonio Mujica and Rodrigo Romero Silva

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Safety

Efficient Conflict Detection for Conflict Resolution

Authors: Richard Alligier, Nicolas Durand and Gregory Alligier

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Quantitative Assessments of Runway Excursion Precursors using Mode S Data

Author: Xavier Olive and Pierre Bieber

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An Introduction to Fast Time Simulations for RPAS Collision Avoidance System Evaluation

Author: Guido Manfredi and Yannick Jestin

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Using Agent-Based Modeling to Determine Collision Risk in Complex TMA Environments. The Turn-Onto-ILS-Final Safety Case

Authors: Hartmut Fricke, Stanley Foerster and Markus Vogel

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Analyzing the Effect of Traffic Scenario Properties on Conflict Count Models

Authors: Emmanuel Sunil, Ólafur Þórðarson, Joost Ellerbroek and Jacco Hoekstra

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Safety

Probabilistic Aircraft Conflict Detection in the Terminal Maneuvering Area

Authors: Eulalia Hernández-Romero, Alfonso Valenzuela, Damián Rivas, Matthias Steiner and James Pinto

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Sensitivity Analysis of Closest Point of Approach

Authors: Ying Huo, Daniel Delahaye and Yanjun Wang

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Safety

Potential Safety Occurences as Indicators of Air Traffic Management Safety Performances: A Network Based Simulation Model

Author: Fedja Netjasov and Dusan Crnogorac

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System Performance

A Probabilistic Model for Precedence Rules and Reactionary Delay in Air Traffic Management

Authors: Florentin Goyens, François Gonze, Raphaël M. Jungers, Andrea Simonetto, Etienne Huens and Jean Boucquey

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Novel Terminal Arrival Airspace Robustness Metrics via Topological Density Clustering

Author: Max Li and Megan Ryerson

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Comparing Scheduled Block Time Setting in Europe and China based on Multiple Linear Regression

Authors: Wei Dai, Rainer Koelle, Lingling Ma and Yifei Zhao

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In Search of the Upper Limit to Air Traffic Control Communication

Authors: Lu Dai, Yulin Liu and Mark Hansen

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CAMDA: Capacity Assessment Method for Decentralized Air Traffic Control

Authors: Emmanuel Sunil, Joost Ellerbroek and Jacco Hoekstra

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Measuring the Benefits of NextGen Metroplex in Convective Weather: Case Study of North Texas Metroplex

Authors: Yu Zhang, Hualong Tang, Dave Knorr and Almira Ramadani

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Trajectory Optimization

Trajectory Optimization in Daily Operations

Authors: Judith Rosenow, David Strunck and Hartmut Fricke
As published in CEAS Aeronautical Journal

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Operational validation of the OPTAIN-SA Tool. Supporting optimized profile descent approach sequencing into Palma TMA

Authors: Peter Lubrani, Miguel Angel Pérez Lorenzo, Alexander Dorta Fumero and Manuel Villegas Díaz

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

Authors: Ramon Dalmau, Marc Melgosa, Santi Vilardaga and Xavier Prats

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Dynamically Optimized Aircraft Trajectories Affecting the Air Traffic Management

Authors: Martin Lindner, Judith Rosenow and Hartmut Fricke
As published in CEAS Aeronautical Journal

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Aggregate Multi-commodity Stochastic Models for Collaborative Trajectory Options Program (CTOP)

Authors: Guodong Zhu, Peng Wei, Robert Hoffman and Bert Hackney

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Integrated Optimization of Arrival, Departure, and Surface Operations

Authors: Ji Ma, Daniel Delahaye, Mohammed Sbihi and Paolo Scala

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Predicting Aircraft Trajectory Choice – A Nominal Route Approach

Authors: Yulin Liu, Mark Hansen, David Lovell and Michael Ball

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Unmanned Aerial Systems

Autonomous On-Demand Free Flight Operations in Urban Air Mobility using Monte Carlo Tree Search

Author: Xuxi Yang and Peng Wei

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Autonomous Aircraft Sequencing and Separation with Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning

Author: Marc Brittain and Peng Wei

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Dynamic Collision Avoidance using Local Cooperative Airplanes Decisions

Authors: Augustin Degas, Elsy Kaddoum, Marie-Pierre Gleizes, Françoise Adreit and Arcady Rantrua
As published in CEAS Aeronautical Journal

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Centralized and Distributed UTM in Layered Airspace

Author: Leonid Sedov and Valentin Polishchuk

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Detect and Avoid Algorithm for UAS with 3D-Maneuvers

Authors: Richard Alligier, Cyril Allignol, Nicolas Barnier, Nicolas Durand and Ruixin Wang

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ICRAT 2018 Technical Papers & Presentations

Accepted Papers

Best Paper

Object Tracking in Images of an Airborne Wide Angle FMCW Radar

Aircraft Mass and Thrust Estimation Using Recursive Bayesian Method

Assessment of Air Traffic Control for Urban Air Mobility and Unmanned Systems

A Multi-Layer Artificial Neural Network Approach for Runway Configuration Prediction

Formal Modeling of Air Traffic as System-of-Systems: Air Traffic as Systems of Interdependent Operational Decision Making Processes

Performance Analysis of a LiDAR System for Comprehensive Airport Ground Surveillance under Varying Weather and Lighting Conditions

Prediction of Passenger Boarding Process using Neural Network Approach

Predicting Sector Configuration Transitions with Autoencoder-based Anomaly Detection

Geovectoring: Reducing Traffic Complexity to Increase the Capacity of UAV airspace

Relative Trajectory Cost Estimation for CTOP Applications Using Multivariate Nonparametric Finite Mixture Logit

Ontology-Based Approach for Human Competency Gap Analysis in Air Traffic Management. A Case Study of Georgia

Egg-shaped conflict envelopes with Fuzzy logic for airspace Collision Risk Modelling

Terminal Airspace Anomaly Detection Using Temporal Logic Learning

Conceptual Design of a Speed Command Algorithm for Airborne Spacing Interval Management

Detection of individual anomalous arrival trajectories within the terminal airspace using persistent homology

E-service quality performance measurement in airlines: An application on scheduled airlines in Turkey

Increasing the Resilience of ATC systems against False Data Injection Attacks using DSL-based Testing

The airline brand personality in the context of neuromarketing: FSC versus LCC

Assessing the airspace availability for sUAV operations in urban environments: A topological approach using keep-in and keep-out geofence

Flight Data Handling with Augmented Reality

Valuation of Public Guarantees with PM Real Option: New Istanbul Airport Example

Airport ground traffic optimisation

Merging Flows and Optimizing Aircraft Scheduling in Terminal Maneuvering Area Based on GA

Inadequate Post Simulation Debriefings in Air Traffic Control and Pilot Training

Predicting a Dramatic Contraction in the 10-Year Passenger Demand

Analyzing Door to Door Travel Times Through Mobile Phone Data

Estimation of Aircraft Fuel Consumption Based on Air Traffic 4D Trajectory Data

Estimating Fuel Consumption from Radar Tracks: A Validation Exercise using FDR Data from Descent Trajectories

Quantification of WAFS Weather Forecast Uncertainties and its Effect on Fuel Burn using Historical Flight Data

Verification of the Ozone Algorithmic Climate Change Functions for Predicting the Short-term NOx Effects from Aviation En-route

Fuel and Emission Benefits for Continuous Descent Approaches at Schiphol

Research on Civil Aircraft Fuel Consumption in Cruise Phase Based on Least Square Support Vector Regression with Genetic Algorithm

Quantitative Prediction of Automation Effects on ATCo Human Performance

Analyzing Pilot Decision-Making Using Predictive Modeling

A Machine Learning Approach on Past ADS-B Data to Predict Planning Controller’s Actions

Selecting Parameters in Performance - Based Ground Delay Program Planning

New Insights on Nonlinear Delay Causation Network for Passengers and Flights in Europe

Local TBS Delay Reduction Effect on Global Network Operations

Alternative Trajectory Options for Delay Reduction in Demand and Capacity Balancing

Analysing the Decision Rules for a Ground Delay Program: Mexican Airport Network

Efficient Conflict Detection for Conflict Resolution

Quantitative Assessments of Runway Excursion Precursors using Mode S Data

An Introduction to Fast Time Simulations for RPAS Collision Avoidance System Evaluation

Using Agent-Based Modeling to Determine Collision Risk in Complex TMA Environments. The Turn-Onto-ILS-Final Safety Case

Analyzing the Effect of Traffic Scenario Properties on Conflict Count Models

Probabilistic Aircraft Conflict Detection in the Terminal Maneuvering Area

Sensitivity Analysis of Closest Point of Approach

Potential Safety Occurences as Indicators of Air Traffic Management Safety Performances: A Network Based Simulation Model

A Probabilistic Model for Precedence Rules and Reactionary Delay in Air Traffic Management

Novel Terminal Arrival Airspace Robustness Metrics via Topological Density Clustering

Comparing Scheduled Block Time Setting in Europe and China based on Multiple Linear Regression

In Search of the Upper Limit to Air Traffic Control Communication

CAMDA: Capacity Assessment Method for Decentralized Air Traffic Control

Measuring the Benefits of NextGen Metroplex in Convective Weather: Case Study of North Texas Metroplex

Trajectory Optimization in Daily Operations

Operational validation of the OPTAIN-SA Tool. Supporting optimized profile descent approach sequencing into Palma TMA

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

Dynamically Optimized Aircraft Trajectories Affecting the Air Traffic Management

Aggregate Multi-commodity Stochastic Models for Collaborative Trajectory Options Program (CTOP)

Integrated Optimization of Arrival, Departure, and Surface Operations

Predicting Aircraft Trajectory Choice – A Nominal Route Approach

Autonomous On-Demand Free Flight Operations in Urban Air Mobility using Monte Carlo Tree Search

Autonomous Aircraft Sequencing and Separation with Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning

Dynamic Collision Avoidance using Local Cooperative Airplanes Decisions

Centralized and Distributed UTM in Layered Airspace

Detect and Avoid Algorithm for UAS with 3D-Maneuvers