Trajectory prediction in Standard Instrument Departure Routes considering weather effects

Abstract

Automatization in the analysis of Standard Instrument Departure Routes (SIDs) is essential when comparing different ways of performing the same flight, and also to see how the aircraft trajectory varies with the influence of external factors. The main goal of this project is to develop an aircraft trajectory predictor in order to study different parameters and flight conditions considering, in an approach to the reality, the influence of the weather effects. It aims to contribute to the problem of the lack of automatization with a complete and versatile solution permitting that a user could easily programme a SID and obtain relevant kinematic and dynamic information. A deeper implementation includes the influence of the weather. Moreover, different studies of sensitivity with parameters such as the initial aircraft mass or the geographical location are carried out.