This paper studies the problem of characterizing the 4D (space cross time) region of the airspace that will be occupied by a space debris during an uncontrolled reentry, with the final goal of supporting the air traffic controllers in re-routing the air traffic when such an event occurs. The problem is formulated in terms of a chance-constrained optimization program, which is solved via a simulation-based method. The approach is comparatively evaluated against the so-called covariance propagation method recently proposed in the literature, emphasizing how some of the limitations of the latter method are overcome.
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Published on 01/01/2014
Volume 2014, 2014
DOI: 10.3182/20140824-6-za-1003.00612
Licence: Other
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