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Modeling Next Generation Air Traffic Control System With Petri Net, Hang Wu
Modeling Next Generation Air Traffic Control System With Petri Net, Hang Wu
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is one of the largest Air Navigation Service Providers, managing air traffic for more than 15% of the world's airspace. Today's Air Traffic Control (ATC) system cannot meet the growth of the air traffic activities, which brings with more unprecedented delays. At the same time, Air Traffic Controllers are facing higher workload than ever before. The FAA has declared that the existing ATC system will transition to a new system known as “Free Flight”. “Free Flight” will change today's ATC system by giving pilots increased flexibility to choose and modify their routes in real time, …