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Using DSM for Zoning of Tourism Flight Routes in Islands
Paniz Pourghadiri, Seyed Mohammadbagher Malaek
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2025
Editor:
Ali A. Yassine, Christopher Langner, Matthias Kreimeyer, Tyson R. Browning, Steven D. Eppinger
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DSM
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Sharif University of Technology, Iran, Islamic Republic of
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119-127
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This paper presents a DSM-based framework to optimize tourist flight zoning and routing between island clusters. Islands are modeled as nodes, with their interactions—based on proximity, infrastructure, and tourism potential—captured in a Design Structure Matrix (DSM). We use K-Means and Louvain clustering to define regions, apply Hall’s Marriage Theorem for adaptive tourist-to-island assignment, and employ the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) to optimize intra-cluster flight paths. The methodology is validated using a dataset of over 500 islands, and results are visualized with DSM diagrams, interaction graphs, and Mercator maps in MATLAB. This approach improves logistics efficiency and offers a scalable method for managing island tourism infrastructure. Rooted in systems engineering and graph theory, it enables modular planning and supports the development of sustainable flight networks, adaptable to other island geographies worldwide.
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