Emergency Management

Emergency Management

Optimization of Airport Service cars Motion in Emergencies

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD Student of GIS, Faculty of Geodesy and Geomatic Engineering, K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, GIS Department, Faculty of Geodesy and Geomatic Engineering, K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, AFA Department, Malek ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
4 Assistant Professor, Logistics and location Department, Malek ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
5 Associate Professor, Malek ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Despite the traffic increases at the international airports, limited studies have been carried out to improve efficiency and accessibility of mechanics and servicemen to the plain and regarded facilities. GIS becomes a beneficiary tool for the airport managers to improve the process of managing of airports. This paper aims to apply GIS as an analyzing tool in the airport field. The main innovative contribution of this research is using offline spatiotemporal data analysis and introducing an efficient algorithm for service automobiles. The allocation optimization was carried out based on the reduction in departure time using deferment constraint. Allocation has been done by considering the aircraft push and tow required time and its distance for a service car. In this proposed solution service operation was optimized with considering two situations: returning the service car to its Equipment Parking Area or EPA when delivering service and the service car parks in Equipment Staging Area or ESA. The achieved numerical results in Mehrabad international airport indicate in both situations; departure delay is less than usual method. The outcomes of minimizing service cars are: traffic facilitation, increase management efficiency, decrease hazards due to the large number of service cars and increase safety in the airport field.
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  • Receive Date 02 February 2014
  • Revise Date 09 February 2015
  • Accept Date 02 March 2015