Analysis on Aircraft Sortie Generation Rate Based on Multi-class Closed Queueing Network

Abstract

In order to research the sortie generation rate (SGR) of carrier-based aircrafts, an analytical method based on closed queueing network was put forward. A multi-class, multi-server non-preemptive (or Head of Line, HOL) closed queueing network model was analyzed. As the exact mathematical solution is not available, an approximate method based on reduced work-load assumption and mean value analysis (MVA) iteration was used to gain the performance of the network. As a result, this approximation method can provide the marginal distribution of customers at each service facility of the queueing network. Numerical results that show that the accuracy of the method is good was given.