A New Design for Aircraft Weight Distribution Control

This paper describes a solution approach to the Aircraft Weight Distribution (AWD) based on passenger weight placement and optimization.  The AWD is a real-world combinatorial optimization problem in which an airplane should be balanced by minimizing the distance between the optimal Center of Gravity (CG) of the Airplane and the one depending on the passenger weight distribution. This process allows a significant financial gain in terms of fuel consumption and an environmental benefit by reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The AWD problem is solved using the linear programming method. Experimental results demonstrate the efficiency of our approach. The second phase consists to solve this problematic by including the weight of the luggage like dynamic parameter. The global propose is to develop a new design for passengers and luggage placement distribution  for more sustainable Airplanes.

Keywords: Aircraft Weight Distribution Problem, Linear Programming, fuel consumption, new design.