CEE 5614

Analysis of Air Transportation Systems

Syllabus (Weekly Planner)

  Embraer 135 Climbs Aftter Departing Runway 36C at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (A. Trani)

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Dates (week)	Topics to be Covered	Links or Videos	Reading Assignments
Week 1	Course Introduction The National Aviation System Aviation databases	Lecture: Course Introduction Lecture: Historical Perspective and the NAS Lecture: The NAS and Aviation Databases	Notes 1 Notes 2 The National Airspace System Aviation Databases
Week 2	Aircraft technology and performance	Lecture: Aviation Databases (Part 2) Lecture: Aircraft Classifications Lecture: The Atmosphere and Basic Definitions Common Aircraft Operated in the National Airspace System (NAS) atmosphere (data file) isam.m .	Aircraft Classification Handout (revised in 2024) FAA Aircraft Database (Excel format) Consolidated Wake Turbulence Order (JO 7110.126A) Aircraft Performance Notes (1) Smalll Aircraft Runway Length Analysis Tool (SARLAT) Quick Guide FAA Advisory Circular (150/5325-4b) Runway Length estimation AC 150/5325-4B
Week 3	Aircraft performance analysis Takeoff and landing analysis Climb performance Turns and maneuvering Cruising flight (range and SR computations) Descent flight	Variations of TSFC JT9D Engine Data Lecture: Aircraft Performance (Atmosphere Basiscs) Lecture : Runway Performance 1 Lecture: Runway Length Using Aircraft Manufacturer Charts Lecture: Aircraft Climb Performance (Part 1) Lecture: Aircraft Climb Performance (Part 2) Lecture: Aircraft Climb Performance (Part 3) Lecture: Aircraft Climb Performance (Part 4)	Aircraft Performance (2) Aircraft Performance (3) Introduction to Matlab Matlab matrix operations Matlab functions
Week 4	Fuel consumption models (BADA and VPI models) Payload-range diagrams Computer implementation issues Extended range operations	Lecture: Cruise Performance (Part 1) Lecture: Cruise Performance (Part 2) and Descent Performance Lecture: Turning Performance (Part1) Lecture: The BADA Model Lecture: Maneuvering Performance Example Computer Program 4 (cruise performance analysis) Supporting file (ftwin_cruise.m) Computer Program 5 (payload-range diagram) Supporting file (dragf.m) Supporting file (f_climb2.m)	Example Maneuvering Performance (revised 2018) Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
Week 5	Aircraft operation cost estimation Aircraft selection process	Computer Program 6 (Trust and Drag Engine-Out analysis) Supporting file (isan.m) Lecture ETOPS Operations Lecture: ETOPS Operations Example Lecture: Flight Planning Lecture: Cost Models - Part 1 Lecture: Cost Models -Part 2	Notes 3 (Air Transportation Supply Cost Models) Notes 3.5 (Example of UAM Cost Models) Notes 4 (Flight Planning) Notes 4.1 ETOPS Operations(revised 2018) Virginia Tech Global Oceanic Model (Application of Aircraft Performance Analysis)
Week 6	ATC Basics ATC system structure and domains ATC procedures (tower, terminal, and enroute) Oceanic operations	A Flight Across the United States (FAA animation) Lecture: Air Traffic : Part 1 Lecture: Air Traffic: Part 2 Lecture: Runway Separations	Notes 5 (Air Traffic Control Concepts) Short Clip of LGA ATC Tower Operations
Week 7	Air Traffic Management (ATM) NAS Plan (v.4) Free flight and Collaborative Decision Making (CDM)	Lecture : Runway Capacity 1 Lecture: Runway Capacity 2 Lecture: Runway Capacity 3	Notes 6 : Airport Capacity Notes 7 : Runway Capacity Examples (revised 2020) Example capacity problem (IFR conditions) Example capacity problem (VFR conditions) Notes 8 : Airspace Capacity (new 2020) Notes 9 - (Modeling and Simulation)
Week 8	Air transport capacity Airfield capacity Delay estimation Models (sample applications)	Lecture: Runway Capacity 4 Lecture Runway Capacity 5 Lecture: Runway Capacity 6 Lecture: Airport Capacity Examples Lecture: Airspace Capacity	Notes 10: Queueing Theory Deterministic Queue Model Function for deterministic queue
Week 9	Enroute capacity modeling Description of large-scale computer models for airfield and airspace analysis Demos of SIMMOD, TAAM, and RAMS	Lecture : Modeling and Simulation Lecture : Stochastic Queues Lecture: Monte Carlo Simulation Applications Lecture: Deterministic Queueing Applications: Part 1 Lecture: Deterministic Queueing Applications: Part 2 Lecture: Discrete Event Simulation	Application of Monte Carlo Simulation - Runway Exit Design Model Notes 11 (Simulation Models)
Week 10	Air transport demand estimation modeling Air transportation mode choice modeling		Demand Estimation Demand Uncertainty IAD demand Model
Week 11	Air Transportation Demand Case Studies Worldwide supersonic demand Air urban mobility demand		Urban Air Mobility Demand Model Supersonic Worldwide Demand Model
Week 13	Air transport supply estimation Flight frequency determination models	Lecture: Mathematical Programming (Part 1) Lecture: Mathematical Programming (Part 2) Lecture: Mathematical Programming (Part 3) Lecture: Fleet Assignment	Teodorovic (82-120) Mathematical Programming I Mathematical Programming II Osaka Bay Problem ASP1 Problem
Week 14	Aviation Noise	Lecture: AEDT and Demand	Aviation Noise Noise Calculations AEDT Guidance
Week 15	Environmental Issues in Air Transportation		Issues in Air Transportation Applications of Air Transportation Systems Analysis
Week 16	Final Project Presentation (Final Exam) Final Project Write-up