Aircraft Traffic Control: Managing Order in a Crowded Sky
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Welcome to the first post in a series exploring the challenges and opportunities in Air Traffic Control (ATC) as aviation enters an era of higher density and greater autonomy.
✈️ Air Traffic Control, Autonomy, and the Physics of the Sky
Air Traffic Control is one of the most complex control systems ever built; balancing safety, efficiency, uncertainty, and human decision-making at a global scale. These notes explore modern and emerging approaches to airspace management, from classical ATC principles to physics-inspired models, reinforcement learning, multi-modal AI and autonomous conflict resolution for the future of aviation.