Parameter sensitivity of the genetic algorithm for flight planning optimization

• Main Author: Ng, Justin Min Jie.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50279
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Increase in fuel costs have pushed airlines to look for ways to cut costs substantially. One area which costs can be minimized is through the usage of optimal flight routes. Such flight routes can be characterized as having the shortest distance between two points as well as an optimum flight altitu...