Z Specification of Gate and Apron Control Management at Airport
Joint Authors
Zafar, Nazir Ahmad
Alhumaidan, Fahad
Khan, Sher Afzal
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Modelling of an air traffic control (ATC) system is an open issue and has become a challenging problem due to its complexity and increase of traffic at airports and in airspace.
Consequently, automated ATC systems are suggested to improve efficiency ensuring the safety standards.
It is reported that the number of collisions that occurred at airports surface is three times larger than in airspace.
Further, it is observed that gates and aprons congestions cause significant delays at airports; hence, effective monitoring and guidance mechanisms are required to control ground air traffic.
In this paper, formal procedure of managing air traffic from gate to enter in the active area of airport for taxiing is provided using Z notation.
An integration of gate and apron controllers is described to manipulate the information for correct decision making and flow management.
Graph theory is used for representation of airport topology and appropriate routs.
In static part of the model, safety properties are described in terms of invariants over the critical data types.
In dynamic model, the state space is updated by defining pre- and postconditions ensuring the safety.
Formal specification is analysed using Z/Eves tool.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zafar, Nazir Ahmad& Alhumaidan, Fahad& Khan, Sher Afzal. 2014. Z Specification of Gate and Apron Control Management at Airport. Abstract and Applied Analysis،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1014175
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zafar, Nazir Ahmad…[et al.]. Z Specification of Gate and Apron Control Management at Airport. Abstract and Applied Analysis No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1014175
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zafar, Nazir Ahmad& Alhumaidan, Fahad& Khan, Sher Afzal. Z Specification of Gate and Apron Control Management at Airport. Abstract and Applied Analysis. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1014175
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1014175