Resolving super-conflicts strategically

Abstract

This paper describes conflict resolution trials on worst case situations. Instead of using natural trajectories from real traffic scenarios, this paper investigates the solution of super-conflicts. These are generated by scheduling multiple aircraft through one common 4-dimensional point. All generated aircraft are planned to have identical latitude, longitude and altitude position for one moment in time. Using different setups for the super-conflict, the paper discusses several conflict resolution strategies (lateral, vertical and time-based) with their associated costs.