26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-8.7.4

A SYSTEMATIC PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING SEPARATION MINIMA

Y. J. Zhao
Univ. of Minnesota, USA

Keywords: separation minima, conflict avoidance, air traffic management

Minimum separation is required between aircraft for safety. This paper presents a procedure for calculating both the minimum separation and the required advance time or separation distance when conflict resolution must begin in order to maintain the minimum separation, because of aircraft dynamics and various delays.

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