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Dr. Wen-Long Shang

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Honorary Senior Research Fellow
 
 
 
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wenlong.shang12

 
 
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Skempton BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

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@article{Pien:2015:10.1080/23249935.2015.1087233,
author = {Pien, KC and Han, K and Shang, WL and Majumdar, A and Ochieng, WY and Pien, KC and Han, K and Shang, WL and Majumdar, A and Ochieng, WY},
doi = {10.1080/23249935.2015.1087233},
journal = {Transportmetrica A: Transport Science},
pages = {772--792},
title = {Robustness Analysis of the European Air Traffic Network},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23249935.2015.1087233},
volume = {11},
year = {2015}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The European air traffic network (ATN), consisting of a set of airports and area control cen- tres, is highly complex. The current indicator of its performance, air traffic flow management delays, is insufficient for planning and management purposes. Topological analysis of ATNs of this kind has highlighted betweenness centrality (BC) as an indicator of network robustness, although such an indicator assumes no knowledge of actual traffic flows and the network’s operational characteristics. This paper conducts topological and operational analyses of the European ATN in order to derive a more relevant and appropriate indicator of robustness. By applying a flow maximisation model to the network influenced by a range of capacity reductions at the local level, we propose a new index called the Relative Area Index (RAI). The RAI quantifies the importance of an individual node relevant to the performance of the entire network when it suffers from capacity reduction at a local scale. Air traffic data from three typical busy days in Europe are utilised to show that the RAI is more flexible and capable than BC in capturing the network impact of local capacity degradation. This index can be used to assess network robustness and provide a valuable tool for airspace managers and planners.
AU  - Pien,KC
AU  - Han,K
AU  - Shang,WL
AU  - Majumdar,A
AU  - Ochieng,WY
AU  - Pien,KC
AU  - Han,K
AU  - Shang,WL
AU  - Majumdar,A
AU  - Ochieng,WY
DO  - 10.1080/23249935.2015.1087233
EP  - 792
PY  - 2015///
SN  - 2324-9943
SP  - 772
TI  - Robustness Analysis of the European Air Traffic Network
T2  - Transportmetrica A: Transport Science
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23249935.2015.1087233
UR  - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23249935.2015.1087233
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/62788
VL  - 11
ER  -
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