Unmanned air traffic network design concepts

& (2017) Unmanned air traffic network design concepts. In Zhang, W B, Takeda, K, Hasegawa, T, & Yamazato, T (Eds.) Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE 20th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 2017). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., United States of America, pp. 635-641.

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This paper introduces the concept of network design for an Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) system. First, data-driven air traffic modelling and analysis is used to define feasible low-level urban airspace regions suitable to embed the network. Second, a modified k-centres approach is used to define candidate network node locations by considering the geographical coverage of typical unmanned aircraft operations expected in urban areas. Third, k-nearest neighbours and graph theory concepts are used to define an Unmanned Traffic Network (UTN) structure that attempts to maximise coverage without impacting existing manned air traffic operations. The approach is applied to Brisbane, Australia and is the first known attempt to realistically model the spatial structure of an Unmanned Traffic Network.

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ID Code: 113185
Item Type: Chapter in Book, Report or Conference volume (Conference contribution)
ORCID iD:
Mcfadyen, Aaronorcid.org/0000-0002-9158-0412
Bruggemann, Troyorcid.org/0000-0001-5302-5170
Measurements or Duration: 7 pages
Event Title: IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems
Event Dates: 2017-10-16 - 2017-10-19
Event Location: Japan
Keywords: Air Traffic Management, Traffic Networks, Unmanned Aircraft
DOI: 10.1109/ITSC.2017.8317690
ISBN: 978-1-5386-1527-0
Pure ID: 33167559
Divisions: Past > Institutes > Institute for Future Environments
Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Science & Engineering Faculty
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Deposited On: 16 Nov 2017 13:08
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