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14 Simulation tools can be used on a wide range of projects and for varying purposes. To focus the discussion for this report, information collected from the study survey is combined with relevant simulation studies found in recent industry publications to provide the reader a holistic view on simulation study project types for airport planning and design.
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Industry Perspectives of Simulation Tools for Airport Planning and Design 15 Figure 4. Survey results -- simulation analysis benefits.
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16 Simulation Options for Airport Planning Other popular projects for the use of airspace simulation tools are air traffic control (ATC) procedure design and evaluation and Traffic Management Advisor/Terminal Radar Approach Control (TMA/TRACON)
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Figure 6. AirTOp TRACON airspace simulation.
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18 Simulation Options for Airport Planning The types of studies most commonly associated with airport or airfield simulation tools are: • Master plans (runway, gate, and airfield capacity and delay planning)
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Industry Perspectives of Simulation Tools for Airport Planning and Design 19 Terminal Passenger Flow Terminal passenger flow simulation tools can be used to model almost all passenger processes within and near the terminal building, including: • Passenger enplanement and deplanement. • Ticketing areas (desks, kiosks, remote)
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20 Simulation Options for Airport Planning analyze for terminal infrastructure capacity concerns due to highly complex terminal structures and transient demand patterns (Solak et al., 2009)
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Industry Perspectives of Simulation Tools for Airport Planning and Design 21 things as operational impacts of equipment failures, emergency evacuation and risk management strategies, and passenger flow system variability and randomness. Table 6 provides an overview of relevant passenger flow simulation tool inputs and outputs.
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22 Simulation Options for Airport Planning Ground-Access Simulation Curbside operations are an integral part of the terminal operation as they are the interface between two transportation systems -- airports and roadways. Like airside operations, ground access and curbside studies can focus on the evaluation of capital improvements such as roadway widening and construction of multiple curbside levels or on operational changes that aim to maximize vehicle throughputs or minimize delays.
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Industry Perspectives of Simulation Tools for Airport Planning and Design 23 Simulation Results and Application The output data generated by simulation tools can vary significantly, as can the postprocessing and result visualization capabilities. Many tools include custom analysis and reporting functionality that can present commonly used summary statistics, tables, and graphs.
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24 Simulation Options for Airport Planning Simulation Model Maintenance One aspect of applying simulation tools across the board that should not be discounted is that after a study has concluded, simulation models usually need to be maintained for future reuse. As such, they may require regular maintenance and input data updates in terms of: • Airport, airspace, and passenger demand schedules.
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