Week - 1 |
Course Policy ; Comparison of Fast-Time Simulation Tools in ATM Research: Scope and Scale of the Problem |
Week - 2 |
Refinements of Models: Resetting Simulation Parameters, Stochastic Processes: Random Variables, Number Seed
Refinement of Models, Experimental Design and Optimization
Resetting Simulation Parameters; Stochastic Processes: Random Variables, Number Seeds and Streams; Factorial Designs; Response Surfaces and Gradient Estimation |
Week - 3 |
Advanced Features in Airport Capacity and Delay Analysis: Taxipaths, Dynamic Single Direction Paths, Runway crossings, Stagger, Checkpoints / congestion, Concourses, De-icing, Gate blocking, Gate selection, High-speed runway exits, Holdcycles, Push-backs / power-backs, Runway exit selection, Runway occupancy, Staging, Taxipath selection criteria
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Week - 4 |
Advanced Features in Airspace Capacity and Delay Analysis: Dynamic re-routeing, Holding stacks, Metering, Missed approaches, Touch-and-go, Wind |
Week - 5 |
1st MIDTERM EXAM
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Week - 6 |
Advanced Techniques in Airspace and Airfield Logic: Resources, Profiles, Extended Routes |
Week - 7 |
Capacity and Delay Analysis-Detailed Reports: Node Reporter, SIMU26 Standard and Node-to-Node Reports, SIMU48 report |
Week - 8 |
Conflict Detection and Resolution Models-Fundamentals: Trajectory Generation; Conflict Detection; Conflict Resolution; Performance Metrics: Conflict Counts, Conflict Locations, Conflict Start and End Times, Conflict Severity, Delays, Unsolved Conflicts, Trajectory Deviations, Time and Fuel Penalties |
Week - 9 |
Conflict Detection and Resolution Models-Simulation Functions:TMA Holdstacks, Path stretching/Tromboning, Continuous Descent ,4D Sectorisation
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Week - 10 |
Conflict Detection and Resolution Models-Simulation Functions: Controller separations and rulebased resolution, 4D Conflict Detection, 4D Conflict Resolution
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Week - 11 |
Conflict Detection and Resolution Models-Examples: Measurement of Controller Workload and Airspace Complexity
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Week - 12 |
2nd MIDTERM
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Week - 13 |
Conflict Detection and Resolution Models-Examples: Analysis of airspace safety in relation to separation violations, Impacts of new concepts (Free flight and RVSM)
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Week - 14 |
Documentation and Presentation of Results
Documentation and Reporting of Results; Presentation and Preservation of Results, Presentation of Animations
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