Aircraft Route Optimization for Heterogeneous Formation Flight

Abstract

network Network optimization objective function Jsolo Optimal fuel burn or cost for each solo route from mission optimization JthreeAC Optimal fuel burn or cost for each three aircraft formation from mission optimization JtwoAC Optimal fuel burn or cost for each two aircraft formation from mission optimization uPh.D. Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics. Student Member AIAA †Ph.D. Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics. Student Member AIAA ‡Ph.D. Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics. Student Member AIAA §Professor, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics. Fellow AIAA