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Analysis of the Geometric Altimetry to Support Aircraft Optimal Vertical Profiles within Future 4D Trajectory Management
Año:2012

Áreas de investigación
  • Ingeniería aeronaútica

Datos
Descripción
The use of barometric altimetry is to some extent a limiting factor on safety, predictability and efficiency of aircraft operations, and reduces the potential of the trajectory based operations capabilities. However, geometric altimetry could be used to improve all of these aspects. Nowadays aircraft altitude is estimated by applying the International Standard Atmosphere which differs from real altitude. At different temperatures for an assigned barometric altitude, aerodynamic forces are different and this has a direct relationship with time, fuel consumption and range of the flight. The study explores the feasibility of using sensors providing geometric reference altitude, in particular, to supply capabilities for the optimization of vertical profiles and also, their impact on the vertical Air Traffic Management separation assurance processes. One of the aims of the thesis is to assess if geometric altitude fulfills the aeronautical requirements through existing sensors. Also the thesis will elaborate on the advantages of geometric altitude over the barometric altitude in terms of efficiency for vertical navigation. The evidence that geometric altitude is the best choice to improve the efficiency in vertical profile and aircraft capacity by reducing vertical uncertainties will also be shown. In this paper, an atmospheric study is presented, as well as the impact of temperature deviation from International Standard Atmosphere model is analyzed in order to obtain relationship between geometric and barometric altitude. Furthermore, an aircraft model to study aircraft vertical profile is provided to analyse trajectories based on geometric altitudes.
Internacional
Si
Nombre congreso
ATACCS 2012 - Application and Theory of Automation in Command and Control Systems
Tipo de participación
960
Lugar del congreso
London, UK
Revisores
Si
ISBN o ISSN
978-2-917490-20-4
DOI
Fecha inicio congreso
29/05/2012
Fecha fin congreso
31/05/2012
Desde la página
196
Hasta la página
199
Título de las actas
2nd International Conference on Application and Theory of Automation in Command and Control Systems

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