26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-4.11.1

OPTIMIZATION OF RNAV NOISE ABATEMENT ARRIVAL TRAJECTORIES

R. H. Hogenhuis, S. J. Heblij, H. G. Visser
TU Delft, Netherlands

Keywords: trajectory optimization, noise abatement, RNAV procedures

This paper describes the latest developments on a tool, called NOISHHH, for the design of optimal noise abatement procedures around airports. More specifically it is shown that the NOISHHH tool is now capable of generating routes suitable for Area Navigation (RNAV).

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