Research on Establishing Airside Capacity Evaluation and Analysis Methods on International Airports Using Simulation Models (2/2)- Taoyuan International Airport Airside Capacity Assessment and Analysis
- Date：2023-09-19
- Update：2023-09-19
- Department：IOT
Project Overview
Airside Capacity Evaluation and Analysis is a vital component of high-efficiency airport operation planning. To support the use of air traffic control, shipping, and policy formulation units, it is necessary to understand self-developed core technology. In the first year of the plan (2021), the Institute of Transportation, MOTC clarified the primary factors contributing to airside capacity. In the second year (2022), the parameter definitions and software development were completed. It is Taiwan’s first simulation-based airside capacity evaluation and analysis technology developed independently and creatively.
Using system simulation technology as a foundation, this plan combines aviation and airport airside operations, the queueing theory, and mathematics planning arrangement and scheduling models to develop innovative software for domestic and international airport airside capacity evaluation and analysis, thereby completing the validation of operational data for Taoyuan International Airport Corporation. Confirm that the technology logic accurately reflects the actual situation and related provisions, and demonstrate the viability of developing man-machine interface software as policy evaluation tools in the future. It is anticipated that it will be used to simulate daily airport operations or variations in results during the operation period. Various plans are compared and the airport’s airside capacity is forecasted in order to determine the cause of aircraft delays in various circumstances. The results are then provided to the Civil Aeronautics Administration and the International Taoyuan International Airport Corporation Ltd. in an effort to improve operational dispatch and planning evaluation. The airport’s airside facility control shall move toward digitalized and modularized development, thereby enhancing the operational efficiency of Taiwan’s international airport in accordance with the airport’s long-term development needs.
Research Results
- The establishment of overall multilane airport airside capacity evaluation and analysis tools, the development of prototype software, and the validation of the model have been completed.
- Parameter architecture and parameter definitions necessary for formulating airside capacity evaluation and analysis have been completed.
- The airside evaluation and analysis of Taoyuan International Airport’s airside capacity under existing conditions and analysis scenarios have been completed.
- The Taoyuan International Airport has adopted a direction of continuous improvement, which will aid in enhancing the airport’s hub functions.
- Formulation of the research framework, work items, and significant issues pertaining to airside simulation and analysis software developed for international airports in Taiwan (including the man-machine interface) has been completed.
Result Promotion and Benefits
- On November 14, 2022, a seminar entitled “Establishment of International Airport Airside Capacity Evaluation and Analysis Methods and Subsequent Applications” was held with the participation of experts and academics. The following topics are discussed: technology promotion processes, difficulties in establishing analysis methods, systematic analysis of results, parameter architecture, verification process, practical parameters, model parameter conversion method, result applications, and future development direction. Participating personnel and units include the Department of Aviation and Navigation, the Civil Aeronautics Administration, the Air Navigation and Weather Services, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the Taoyuan International Airport Corporation, as well as experts and academics who contribute to the practicality of this technology’s refinement. This will subsequently facilitate the digitalization and modularization of Taiwan’s international airport operations.
- Between 2023 and 2024, the “Planning and Establishment of the International Airport Operation Simulation and Analysis Software System” plan is scheduled to be implemented. This will increase the operational compatibility of the man-machine interface while conducting case testing and training. The plan will be provided to the Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Taoyuan International Airport Corporation for ground applications, thereby enhancing usability.
Summary of Research Results
The Airport Airside Evaluation and Analysis Prototype Software Animation Display Screen
The Overlay Comparison Map of Taoyuan International Airport’s Dual Runway’s Actual Operational Envelope and Simulation Results
Research Result Report
- Research on Establishing Airside Capacity Evaluation and Analysis Methods on International Airports Using Simulation Models (2/2)- Taoyuan International Airport Airside Capacity Assessment and Analysis (Published in July 2023)