Optimization of operational flight plan using particle swarm engineering

• Main Author: Goh, Jevan Junwei.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering::Air navigation; DRNTU::Science::Mathematics::Applied mathematics::Optimization
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/53575
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Airlines, as with all other corporations, are looking for ways to improve their profit margin. Being in a competitive industry, one of the main ways to do this would be to cut costs. Another reason to do so is the continual increase in fuel costs. Hence, a key means to cost cutting is through the op...