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Optimisation of RNAV noise and emission abatement standard instrument departures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2016

S. Hartjes
Affiliation:
s.hartjes@tudelft.nl, Delft University of Technology Delft, The Netherlands
H. G. Visser
Affiliation:
s.hartjes@tudelft.nl, Delft University of Technology Delft, The Netherlands
S. J. Hebly
Affiliation:
National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Abstract

In an effort to reduce the negative impact of civil aviation on the human environment, trajectory optimisation techniques have been used to minimise the single event impact of noise and gaseous emissions of departures on communities in the vicinity of airports. For this purpose, the earlier developed trajectory optimisation tool NOISHHH has been adapted to design departure trajectories optimised for environmental criteria, based on area navigation. The new version of NOISHHH combines a noise model, an emissions inventory model, a geographic information system and a dynamic trajectory optimisation algorithm to generate flight paths with minimised environmental impact. Operational constraints have been introduced to ensure that the resulting flight paths are fully compliant with the guidelines and regulations that apply to the design of standard instrument departures and the use of area navigation. To illustrate the capabilities of the new version of NOISHHH, two numerical examples are presented, which are both redesigns of standard instrument departures currently in use at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2010 

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