Adrian Casado Lopez

Dr. Adrian Casado Lopez


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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30 April 2024 in Applied Sciences
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Lidia Serrano-MiraLidia Serrano-Mira
Lidia Serrano-Mira
LPLuis Luis Pérez
Luis Luis Pérez
JPJavier A. Pérez-Castán
Javier A. Pérez-Castán
ALAdrian Casado Lopez
Adrian Casado Lopez
EAEduardo Sánchez Ayra
Eduardo Sánchez Ayra
Marta Pérez MarotoMarta Pérez Maroto
Marta Pérez Maroto
A major challenge for the Air Traffic Management system is the need to boost airspace capacity, which is near saturation in some situations. Separation minima are one of the factors related to airspace capacity, and the SESAR program promotes research into advanced separation modes. Ad Hoc separation, a novel separation mode, involves applying different pairwise separation minima in the same volume of airspace depending on a set of factors, such as encounter geometry, aircraft models, and flight level, among others. This research examines the impact of implementing this concept in different en-route scenarios. The goal is to determine whether applying this concept proves advantageous or, conversely, results in an increase in the complexity of the system without significant benefits in the key performance areas of capacity, environment, and cost-efficiency. Fast Time Simulations are conducted in RAMS software, with the concept being implemented in the LECMZMU, LECMTLU, and LECMDGU sectors of the Madrid ACC. The results reveal favorable capacity outcomes with increases of around 2% and the LECMZMU sector exhibits the most significant environmental and cost-efficiency benefits. Furthermore, implementing the Ad Hoc concept in a larger scenario could yield even greater environmental and cost-efficiency benefits.