Title
SARS-CoV-2 aerosol risk models for the Airplane Seating Assignment Problem
Contributing USMA Research Unit(s)
Army Cyber Institute
Publication Date
3-2022
Publication Title
Journal of Air Transport Management
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 between passengers on airplanes is a significant concern and reducing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 or other viruses aboard aircraft could save lives. Solving the Airplane Seating Assignment Problem (ASAP) produces seating arrangements that minimize transmission risks between passengers aboard an aircraft, but the chosen risk model affects the optimal seating arrangement. We analyze previous risk models and introduce two new risk models, masked and unmasked, based on previous experiments performed aboard real aircraft to test aerosol dispersion of SARS-CoV-2 sized particles. We make recommendations on when each risk model is applicable and the types of seating arrangements that are optimal for each risk model.
First Page
102175
Recommended Citation
Pavlik, John; Ludden, Ian G.; and Jacobson, Sheldon H., "SARS-CoV-2 aerosol risk models for the Airplane Seating Assignment Problem" (2022). West Point Research Papers. 615.
https://digitalcommons.usmalibrary.org/usma_research_papers/615
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