Authors:
Serter Iyigunlu
;
Clinton Fookes
and
Prasad Yarlagadda
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Keyword(s):
Agent-based Modelling, Aircraft Boarding, Airport Operations, Simulation.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Agent Based Modeling and Simulation
;
Application Domains
;
Case Studies
;
Complex Systems Modeling and Simulation
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Logistics, Traffic and Transportation
;
Neural Rehabilitation
;
Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics
;
Sensor Networks
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
;
Software and Architectures
Abstract:
We implemented six different boarding strategies (Wilma, Steffen, Reverse Pyramid, Random, Blocks and By letter) in order to investigate boarding times for Boeing 777 and Airbus 380 aircraft. We also introduce three new boarding methods to find the optimum boarding strategy. Our models explicitly simulate the behaviour of groups of people travelling together and we explicitly simulate the timing to store their luggage as part of the boarding process. Results from the simulation demonstrates the Reverse Pyramid method is the best boarding method for Boeing 777, and the Steffen method is the best boarding method for Airbus 380. For the new suggested boarding methods, aisle first boarding method is the best boarding strategy for Boeing 777 and row arrangement method is the best boarding strategy for Airbus 380. Overall best boarding strategy is aisle first boarding method for Boeing 777 and Steffen method for Airbus 380.