Systems engineering framework to assess the effect of very large capacity aircraft in airport operations

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dc.contributor.authorVenturini, Alcesteen
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:41:38Zen
dc.date.adate2009-07-29en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:41:38Zen
dc.date.issued1994en
dc.date.rdate2009-07-29en
dc.date.sdate2009-07-29en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research thesis is to develop an integrated framework methodology to assess the effects of VLCA operations at existing and future airports. The procedure described here investigates airport, airline and user impacts of VLCA operations using a systems engineering approach to understand the trade-off between economic and technological operational factors. Specific areas included in this systems engineering analysis are: a) the effect of VLCA operations in the airside and runway capacity, b) development of new airfield geometric design guidelines, c) terminal and landside impacts and gate compatibility issues, and d) possible noise and pavement design impacts. This research defines realistic parametric templates of feasible aircraft design using computer methods [MATLAB, 1992]ยน and then explores the impacts of proposed aircraft designs in airport operations, planning, capacity and economics. The analysis focuses on the airside and landside, terminal capacity, geometric design constraints and pavement and noise impacts of VLCA operations using a systems engineering perspective where aircraft design inputs have quantifiable outcomes on airport capacity, infrastructure changes and ultimately in the cost of operations. The main thrust of this effort is to identify cost effective ways to facilitate the operations of VLCA aircraft at existing and future airports including development of new design guidelines.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentviii, 178 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-07292009-090538en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07292009-090538/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44010en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1994.V468.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 32458328en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1994.V468en
dc.subject.lcshAirplanesen
dc.subject.lcshAirports -- Managementen
dc.subject.lcshAirports -- Planningen
dc.titleSystems engineering framework to assess the effect of very large capacity aircraft in airport operationsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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