Optimal sector modelling of airspace based on optimization algorithms

Reasonable assessment and effective management of air space resources is the base for ensuring the safety and efficiency of air traffic management systems. Our research is focussed on optimal airspace organization that is an index to measure the ability of the airspace system to deliver services to meet air traffic demand. Optimal airspace organization is a key factor in reducing the workload for air traffic controllers. The purpose of the study is to present a method for optimal sector modeling with direct routes applicable to free route airspace with the help of mathematical modelling of airspace. A computational model is implemented in a numerical computing environment. As a result, the following was achieved: defining the horizontal boundaries of sectors, subjected to the following constraints; minimum time spent in a sector and balancing workload distribution of air traffic controllers in the sectors. After final optimization a minimum value of the optimality criterion is obtained which is 8.5 times lower than the initial value.