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Using evolutionary algorithms for the scheduling of aircrew on airborne early warning and control system
Defence Science Journal · Mayıs 2020
Makale Bilgileri
DergiDefence Science Journal
Yayın TarihiMayıs 2020
Cilt / Sayfa70 · 240-248
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85084173515
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Özet
Equipped with an advanced radar and other electronic systems mounted on its body, Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) enables the airspace to be monitored from medium to long distances and facilitates effective control of friendly aircraft. To operate the complex equipment and fulfill its critical functions, AWACS has a specialised flight and mission crew, all of whom are extensively trained in their respective roles. For mission accomplishment and effective use of resources, tasks should be scheduled, and individuals should be assigned to missions appropriately. In this paper, we implemented evolutionary algorithms for scheduling aircrew on AWACS and propose a novel approach using Genetic Algorithms (GA) with a special encoding strategy and modified genetic operations tailored to the problem. The objective is to assign aircrew to various AWACS tasks such as flights, simulator sessions, ground training classes and other squadron duties while aiming to maximise combat readiness and minimise operational costs. The presented approach is applied to several test instances consisting notional weekly schedules of Turkish Boeing 737 AEW&C Peace Eagle AWACS Base, generated similar to real-world examples. To test the algorithm and evaluate solution performance, experiments have been conducted on a novel scheduling software called AWACS Crew Scheduling (ACS), developed as a test bed. Computational results reveal that presented GA approach proves to be quite successful in solving the AWACS Crew Scheduling Problem and exhibits superior performance when compared to manual methods.
Yazarlar (2)
1
Hamit Taner Ünal
ORCID: 0000-0002-9397-8862
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Fatih Başçiftçi
Anahtar Kelimeler
Airborne early warning
AWACS
Crew scheduling
Genetic algorithms
Optimisation
Kurumlar
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey
Metrikler
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Atıf
2
Yazar
5
Anahtar Kelime