Aviation Support System Optimization Through Process Simulation and Effectiveness Evaluation of Carrier-Based Aircraft Launch and Recovery

This paper focuses on optimizing the configuration of aviation support systems for aircraft carriers. A simulation model of the aircraft launch and recovery process was developed using the agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS) approach, considering operational characteristics such as group operation, multiple priorities, and various uncertain factors. The bottleneck factors affecting the aircraft launch and recovery network in the base case were identified, and simulation experiments were conducted to examine the impact of different aviation support system designs on the network effectiveness of aircraft launch and recovery operations. This work provides technical support for aircraft carrier designers to optimize the configuration of aviation support system designs.