Four- and Three-Dimensional Aircraft Reference Trajectory Optimization Inspired by Ant Colony Optimization

A methodology of aircraft reference trajectory optimization inspired by the ant colony optimization is used in this paper to find the most efficient trajectory in terms of fuel burn and flight cost...

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