Design and Validation of a Detailed Aircraft Performance Model for Trajectory Optimisation

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Camilleri ◽  
Kenneth Chircop ◽  
David Zammit-Mangion ◽  
Roberto Sabatini ◽  
Vishal Sethi
Keyword(s):  
Performance Model ◽  
Aircraft Performance ◽  
Trajectory Optimisation

WRAP: An open-source kinematic aircraft performance model

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 118-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junzi Sun ◽  
Joost Ellerbroek ◽  
Jacco M. Hoekstra
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Performance Model ◽  
Aircraft Performance

scholarly journals OpenAP: An Open-Source Aircraft Performance Model for Air Transportation Studies and Simulations

Aerospace ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Junzi Sun ◽  
Jacco M. Hoekstra ◽  
Joost Ellerbroek
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Air Transportation ◽  
Source Model ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Performance Model ◽  
Aircraft Performance ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Transportation Research ◽  
Main Component ◽  
Transportation Studies

Air traffic simulations serve as common practice to evaluate different concepts and methods for air transportation studies. The aircraft performance model is a key element that supports these simulation-based studies. It is also an important component for simulation-independent studies, such as air traffic optimization and prediction studies. Commonly, contemporary studies have to rely on proprietary aircraft performance models that restrict the redistribution of the data and code. To promote openness and research comparability, an alternative open performance model would be beneficial for the air transportation research community. In this paper, we introduce an open aircraft performance model (OpenAP). It is an open-source model that is based on a number of our previous studies, which were focused on different components of the aircraft performance. The unique characteristic of OpenAP is that it was built upon open aircraft surveillance data and open literature models. The model is composed of four main components, including aircraft and engine properties, kinematic performances, dynamic performances, and utility libraries. Alongside the performance model, we are publishing an open-source toolkit to facilitate the use of this model. The main objective of this paper is to describe each main component, their connections, and how they can be used for simulation and research in practice. Finally, we analyzed the performance of OpenAP by comparing it with an existing performance model and sample flight data.

scholarly journals Effect of Jet Passenger Aircraft Performance Model on the Optimal Periodic Cruise Maneuver

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (0) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshikazu MIYAZAWA ◽  
Akinori HARADA ◽  
Navinda Kithmal WICKRAMASINGHE ◽  
Yuto MIYAMOTO
Keyword(s):  
Performance Model ◽  
Aircraft Performance ◽  
Passenger Aircraft

Computation of global trajectories of commercial transport aircraft

2012 ◽  
Vol 227 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damián Rivas ◽  
Alfonso Valenzuela ◽  
José L de Augusto
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Performance Model ◽  
Transport Aircraft ◽  
Engine Model ◽  
Standard Atmosphere ◽  
Global Properties ◽  
Medium Range ◽  
Aircraft Performance ◽  
Total Fuel Consumption ◽  
Global Trajectory

A trajectory computation tool designed to compute global trajectories (from take off to landing) of commercial transport aircraft is presented. The global trajectory is defined by a general flight intent, considering flight segments usually flown by transport aircraft, including standard airline procedures, and air traffic control regulations. The computation is based on a trajectory computation solver designed for a general aircraft performance model (general drag polar and general engine model); the formulation takes into account wind effects and temperature corrections for a non-standard atmosphere. In the computation of the global trajectory, the top-of-descent point is determined iteratively, using the actual aircraft weight computed along the flight. Global properties such as total fuel consumption and flight time are computed; the influence of the actual take-off weight is analysed, as well as the effects of wind and non-standard temperatures. The computation tool provides a quantitative evaluation of these effects. Results are presented for a medium-range global trajectory and a model of a typical twin-engine, wide-body and, transport aircraft.

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