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The Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT)
Federal AviationAdministration
FAA Office of Environment and EnergyJuly, 2015
AEDT evaluates the environmental consequences of aviation activity.AEDT evaluates the environmental consequences of aviation activity.
Fuel consumption Noise
Emissions Air quality
The FAA has designed AEDT to simultaneously model:
The FAA has designed AEDT to simultaneously model:
AEDT replaces legacy tools Aircraft Noise Aviation Emissions
EDMSINM
NIRS
AEDT
MAGENTA
SAGE
AEDT replaces legacy tools for environmental compliance, research, and policy analysis.
Noise‐Sensitive Area
Further away means lower
noise
Longer flight path means more fuel
consumption and emissions
Interdependencies
The FAA has been using versions of AEDT for domestic regulatory
compliance and domestic & international policy‐making, including a CO2 emissions
standard for aircraft.
The FAA has been using versions of AEDT for domestic regulatory
compliance and domestic & international policy‐making, including a CO2 emissions
standard for aircraft.
User Inputs Via
User Interface
and External Files
AEDT System Overview
Fly Aircraft
Compute: Noise,
Emissions,Fuel
Consumption
System Databases
Outputs to: User
Interface
Study Database
External Files
ESRI GIS Technology
Microsoft SQL Server
Noise contours, like INM
FICTIONAL RESULTS
Exportable to GIS shapefiles and Excel tables
Exportable to GIS shapefiles and Excel tables
Colored noise receptor grids
FICTIONAL RESULTS
Values Exportable to
Excel
Values Exportable to
Excel
Curved flight paths with emissions dispersion
FICTIONAL FLIGHT TRACKS AND RESULTS
Values Exportable to Excel
Values Exportable to Excel
Emission reports
FICTIONAL RESULTS
Includes emissions above mixing height
Entire modeled flight
AEDT can also export emission reports to Excel.
Flight performance report – vertical profile
FICTIONAL RESULTS
Exportable to ExcelExportable to Excel
AEDT can also produce charts of aircraft speed, thrust, weight over time, and other performance results.
AEDT version 2b runs on Windows 7 desktop and workstation
computers.
AEDT version 2b runs on Windows 7 desktop and workstation
computers.
AEDT – Legacy ToolsFunctionality Comparison(1)
Function Availability INM EDMS AEDT 2a AEDT 2b64‐bit application XESRI ArcGIS N/A N/A 10 10.2.2Database Platform DBF DBF SQL 2008 R2 SQL 2008 R2Unified study for global/regional/airport analysis XMultithreaded execution X X XReal‐time status and logging X X XDistributed computing execution X XSystem data protected from user changes; user‐defined data creation from system data template
X X X
Integrated function for updating Study versions X X XOnly a single study database to manage XCreation and maintenance of studies through the user interface X X XChecking for study internal consistency X X XTerrain, ambient, and weather references saved X XGeneration of administrative file, including complete study database, log files, and study input report
X X
Conversion of INM and EDMS studies to ASIF format XASIF import N/A N/A X XASIF partial study import N/A N/A X XASIF export of aircraft definitions N/A N/A XFlight track display X X XFlight track dispersion X XEmissions inventory reporting (segment to modal) X X XNIRS‐format noise impact chart and table reports X XNoise ranking and flight track reassignment of aircraft operations for change analysis X XNoise contour generation and display X X XCalculate & presentation of emission concentrations (based on AERMOD) X X
AEDT – Legacy ToolsFunctionality Comparison(2)
Function Availability INM EDMS AEDT 2a AEDT 2bWorkflow (wizard) features for creating operations and defining desired metric results XMetric results definitions as a more‐flexible replacement for scenarios and cases XCopy‐edit of scenarios/metric results definitions X X XUser‐editable annualizations (scaling factors on operation groups/cases) X X XGrid/Receptor set construction in the user interface X X XPoint/grid/population receptors X X XDynamic grid support (Recursive grid in INM) X XAircraft noise‐power‐distance table plotting X XDisplay of all aircraft equipment available X X X XMake new airplane from existing airplane X X XEditing of aircraft parameters and flight profiles X X X[i]Editing of non‐aircraft parameters X X[ii]Flights distributed across tracks using group percent X XInteractive editing of group percent distributions X XAirport layout editor undo and redo X XAirport configuration assignment X XEditing of airport capacity parameters X XFlight track point‐and–click creation X XTaxi network graphical design with adjustable emissions dispersion parameters X XTaxiway, taxipath, and airport configuration editing X XTaxipath connectivity verification X XTaxi delay and sequencing of operations X XTaxi time‐in‐mode emissions modeling X XModeling of emissions sources other than aircraft main engines, including ground support equipment and auxiliary power units
X X[iii]
Non‐aircraft emission factor deterioration based on equipment age X X
AEDT – Legacy ToolsFunctionality Comparison(3)
Function Availability INM EDMS AEDT 2a AEDT 2bModeling of scheduled aircraft operations X X X XModeling of operational profile operations for aircraft and non‐aircraft emissions sources X XApplication of study area boundaries X X XUsage of 3CD terrain models X X XUsage of USGS DEM terrain models X X X XUsage of Gridfloat terrain models X X XEditing of metric types and definitions X X XCreation and editing of equipment groups X XDirect use of US Census data for population exposure X XComprehensive geographic feature attribute viewing X X XGraphical rendering of ESRI Shapefile layers X XImport of satellite imagery and other GIS map services XExport GIS layers to shapefiles X XMap navigation tools (zoom, pan, rotate) X X X XConversion calculator from X/Y to latitude/longitude X XColor and symbol legends for flight operations and airport designs X X XUser‐adjustable transparency on map layers XLast map location saved X XScreenshot function for map view image capture XAnnual average airport weather specification and editing X X X XUsage of NCDC ASOS weather sources X XUsage of RUC, NCAR, and GEOS/MERRA weather X XAirport and runway locations for tens of thousands of airports globally X X X XCreation of user‐defined airports and runways X X XAdjustable fuel sulfur content for emissions modeling purposes X X
AEDT – Legacy ToolsFunctionality Comparison(4)
Function Availability INM EDMS AEDT 2a AEDT 2bAdjustable sulfur‐to‐sulfate conversion rate for emissions modeling at non‐US airports X X XTrack angle checking X X XBank angle modeling X X XOption to compute flight performance only X XViewing of terrain model on map display X XDefault terrain values for missing terrain data X XVisualization of missing terrain data XModeling of Touch‐and‐go operations X X XModeling of Circuit operations X XNoise modeling of Runup operations X XModeling of helicopter taxi operations XLine‐of‐sight blockage modeling for noise metrics X XNoise modeling lateral attenuation adjustment X X XNoise spectral cutoff calculation X N/A[iv]SAE ARP 5534 and SAE ARP 866A atmospheric absorption algorithms X XA‐weighted noise metrics X X XTone‐corrected noise metrics X X XC‐weighted noise metrics X X XModeling of time based noise metrics X XNoise ambient data screening X X[v]Detailed noise grid computation with attribution to contributing flight operations X XComprehensive input parameter report X X X XAircraft flight profile and performance graphs X X XX‐Y plotting of flown aircraft trajectory X X XNoise table reports X X X
AEDT – Legacy ToolsFunctionality Comparison(5)
Function Availability INM EDMS AEDT 2a AEDT 2bEmissions and fuel consumption table reports by source type, with adjustable units X X XEmissions dispersion table reports X XExpansion of speciated organic gas emissions X X XCarbon dioxide, water, and particulate matter speciation for aircraft engines[vi] X XVALE emissions reporting X XEmissions dispersion of aircraft operations on curved flight tracks XEmissions dispersion of aircraft engine startup emissions X XEmissions dispersion of emissions sources other than aircraft main engines, including APUs, GSE, and other airport sources
X X
Creation and editing of buildings for emissions dispersion modeling purposes X X[vii]Point and polygon airport gates with adjustable emissions dispersion parameters X XImport and export of NMGF formatted noise results X X
[iii] See the supporting MOVES documentation (“Using MOVES with AEDT 2b”) for roadways, or parking facilities, and construction operations. Users [iv] Addressed by the dynamic gridding algorithm rather than pre‐processing of aircraft source data as in INM.[v] Requires review and authorization by the FAA Office of Energy and Environment (AEE).[vi] Aircraft particulate matter estimated only for engines in the ICAO Engine Emissions Databank.[vii] Airport layouts support import, creation, and editing of building definitions. The building downwash effects are not modeled
[i] Edits must be made through import of ASIF aircraft/equipment.[ii] Edits must be made through import of ASIF aircraft/equipment.