Development of a new tool for constrained conflict resolution

In this paper, the problem of finding the optimal trajectory of an aircraft through a specified airspace for a given start and goal position is put forward. The application of sequential programming to optimal trajectory generation is reported with the selection of the grid size and the space boundaries. A totally discrete approach is adopted in contrast to the other models, which use continuous time but resort to diseretization in the computation. The component of the mathematical formulation of the optimization criteria is considered and the procedures used within the control algorithm on the solution are also proposed. Realistic constraints such as turning rate and spatial layout are incorporated into the system model building before applying the sequential programming technique to be used in solving the problem. Simulation examples for multiple aircrafts are presented to demonstrate the use of the proposed trajectory planner and certain optimal control inputs have been acquired.