Projecte assignat
Títol: Validation of SID and STAR procedure modelling in DYNAMO against AIP charts
Director/a: MELGOSA FARRÉS, MARC
Departament: FIS
Títol: Validation of SID and STAR procedure modelling in DYNAMO against AIP charts
Data inici oferta: 02-06-2026 Data finalització oferta: 02-02-2027
Estudis d'assignació del projecte:
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| Tipus: Individual | |
| Lloc de realització: EETAC | |
| Segon director/a (UPC): PRATS MENÉNDEZ, XAVIER | |
| Paraules clau: | |
| Flight trajectory optimisation, DYNAMO, Standard Instrument Departure, Standard Terminal Arrival Route, AIP charts, terminal airspace, aircraft trajectory simulation, procedure validation, air traffic management. | |
| Descripció del contingut i pla d'activitats: | |
| This project focuses on the validation of the new SID and STAR simulation functionality implemented in DYNAMO, a flight trajectory optimisation software.
Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs) and Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs) are published in AIP and define the standard procedures followed by aircraft during departure and arrival operations. These procedures include several operational constraints, such as waypoint sequences, altitude restrictions, speed limitations, runway transitions, and lateral path definitions. The objective of the project is to assess whether DYNAMO correctly represents these constraints when simulating SID and STAR procedures. The work will be organised according to the following tasks: 1- Review the basic concepts related to Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs), Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs), terminal airspace operations, and AIP chart interpretation. 2- Identify the main types of constraints included in SID and STAR procedures, including waypoint sequences, altitude restrictions, speed limitations, runway transitions, and lateral path definitions. 3- Select a representative set of SID and STAR procedures from the official AIP charts to be used as case studies. 4- Ensure that the selected procedures include different levels of operational complexity, such as altitude constraints, speed restrictions, transitions, and specific turn or path requirements. 5- Extract the relevant information from each selected AIP chart and organise it in a structured validation table. 6- Define the validation criteria that will be used to compare the DYNAMO results with the official procedure definitions. 7- Simulate the selected SID and STAR procedures using DYNAMO. 8- Export and process the generated trajectories, including waypoint passage, lateral path, altitude profile, speed profile, and distance information. 9- Compare the DYNAMO-generated trajectories with the constraints extracted from the AIP charts. 10- Identify and classify any discrepancies between the software output and the published procedures, such as missing constraints, incorrect altitude or speed interpretation, waypoint sequencing errors, or lateral path deviations. 11- Assess whether the current implementation in DYNAMO is robust enough to represent different types of SID and STAR procedures. 12- Propose recommendations for improving the modelling of terminal procedures in DYNAMO. 13- Prepare the final report, including the selected procedures, extracted constraints, simulation results, validation tables, comparison figures, detected limitations, and proposed improvements. |
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| Orientació a l'estudiant: | |
| The student should have an interest in air traffic management, aircraft operations, and trajectory modelling. Basic knowledge of flight mechanics, air navigation, or airport operations will be useful, although specific knowledge of SID and STAR procedures can be acquired during the project. Basic programming and data analysis skills are recommended, preferably in Python or a similar environment. The student should be able to work with technical documentation, interpret aeronautical charts, organise information in structured tables, and analyse simulation outputs. Regular meetings with the supervisor will be scheduled to monitor progress, especially during the selection of procedures, the interpretation of AIP charts, and the validation of DYNAMO results. | |
| Requereix activitats hardware: No | |
| Requereix activitats software: No | |
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