TRAC is a route/airspace design, fast-time traffic simulation, and analysis tool for studying NextGen trajectory-based operations. TRAC has been updated to enable users to readily specify trajectory-modification options, referred to as degrees of freedom, for controlling aircraft flying Area Navigation/Required Navigation Performance routes. This paper describes the graphical specification scheme and presents example use cases drawn from research on super-density terminal-area operations. The examples illustrate how the capability has been integrated with other TRAC simulation and analysis capabilities, and highlight some implications of employing certain trajectory-modification options in candidate operational concepts.
Graphical Specification of Trajectory-Modification Options in TRAC Online
2010
15 pages
Report
No indication
English
Graphical Specification of Trajectory Modification Options in TRAC
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