SYLLABUS SYST 460/560 FALL 2006 Instructor: Lance Sherry Contact Info: 703-993-1711, lsherry@gmu.edu, Research I 409 Office Hours: Wed 4pm-6p Week Date* Topic Material 1 Aug 30 Syllabus Overview Chap 1, 3, 4 ATS London to Chap 1 New York 2 Sept 6 Aerodynamics Chap 1, 3, 4 Chap 1 3 Sept 13 Navigation Chap 6 4 Sept 20 Weather Chap 5 5 Sept 27 ATC System Structure & ATC Aero Chap 6 Navigation Chap 5 Aviation Env. Graduate Student Projects Weather Chap 7 Chap 7 6 Oct 4 Mid-term Exam Chap 8 Chap 2 - Syllabus.pdf - ATS Overview - London to New York Stewart Chap 10 -Aerodynamics.pdf - NavigationRunways.pdf - NavigtaionApproach.pdf - NavigationEnroute.pdf - Weather.pdf CCFP - David Smith Review for Exam - ATC System Structure.pdf (3) - ATC Communication.pdf (4) - Air Traffic Control.pdf(5) 7 Oct 11 Airports Takeoff Chap 8 Chap 2 Chap 8 Chap 3 Chap 4, 5 - Control Tower.pdf(6) - Aircraft Performance.pdf 8 Oct 18 Enroute Arrival and Approach Chap 8 Chap 3 Chap 4, 5 Review TFM - Separation.pdf (7) - Terminal Area and Enroute.pdf (9) 9 Oct 25 Traffic Flow Management Review Air Traffic Safety - TFMCDM.pdf - TFMCDMScenario - CDMQuickReferenceGuide.pdf Guest: Mike Wambsganns 1
10 Nov 1 Air Traffic Safety 11 Nov 8 Transportation Analysis 12 Nov 15 Airport Operations and Economics Environmental Economics 13 Nov 22 Thanks Giving Break 14 Nov 29 Aviation Environment 15 Dec 7 - Review - Graduate Student Projects 16 Dec 12 Final Exam - 19 * Dates all tentative, subject to change without notice. Review Transportation Safety Review Airports Transportation Problems Review Aviation Env Prepare for Final Exam. Graduate Student Projects due Guest: Professor Shortle Guest Mezhepoglu Guest: James Wilding Guest: Professor Book Guest: Dr. Thompson Text Books: The Pilot s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (3 rd Edition) Paul E. ISBN 0-07-031782-8 FAA Instrument Handbook. Download from http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviation/instrument_procedures_handbook/ Other Sources: 1. Air Transportation Systems Engineering (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, 193). George L.Donohue and Andres G. Zellweger (Editors), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA, 2001. 2. How to Become a Pilot FAA 3. Private Pilot Jepperson 4. Understanding Mathematics for Aircraft Navigation James S. Wolper 5. Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control Michael S.Nolan 6. Flying the Big Jest Stanley Stewart 7. Optimizing Jet Transport Efficiency Carlos E. Padilla 8. Airport Operations Norman Ashford, H.P. Martin Stanton 9. Air Traffic Control. Order 7110.65P, Federal Aviation Administation, February 2004. 10. FAA Airport Capacity Benchmark Report 2004. Federal Aviation Administation, 2004. 11. Flight to the future : Human Factors of Air Traffic Control. Christopher D. Wickens, Anne S. Mavor, and James, P. McGee, editors ; Panel on Human Factors in Air Traffic Control Automation, National Academy Press, 1997. 12. Airline Operations Research, by Dusan Teodorovic. Gordon Breach Publishers, 1991. 13. Air Transport Systems Analysis and Modelling (Transportation Studies), by Milan Janic, Gordon Breach Inc., 2001. 2
14. Transportation Demand Analysis. Adib Kanafani. McGraw-Hill, 1983. 15. Issues in Air Transportation and Airport Management, TRB 1094, Transportation Research Board, 1986. 16. Integrated Noise Model User's Manual V. 6.0. Federal Aviation Administration - ATAC, 2000. 17. National Airspace System Plan 4.0, FAA, March 1999. 18. Securing the Future of U.S. Air Transportation: A System in Peril, Committee on Aeronautics Research and Technology for Vision 2050, Studies and Information Services, National Research Council (NRC). Notes: 1. This course is intended to provide an introduction to Air Traffic Control (ATC) for those who plan to work or conduct research in the aviation industry. a. It is a required course for those students interested in specializing in air transportation systems by taking more in-depth courses. 2. The course will survey the entire field, providing an understanding of the components and operation of the National Airspace System (NAS). i. The course will include aircraft operations and systems, airline operations, air traffic control operations, systems and technologies, and the structure and functions of the FAA. ii. The course will include the measurement and study of the performance of the NAS. 3. The course will involve class participation, regular homework, simulation and modeling, site visits, and some field work collecting and analyzing data. 4. Course Objective: Students will learn the necessary basic knowledge in air traffic management of the air transportation system. This course prepares students for work in the industry and for conduct of graduate studies and research. 5. Relationship to Other Courses: This is a required course for graduate students in air transportation systems. This course is prerequisite for SYST 660. 6. Expectations for Student Participation: This course material is dominated by knowledge (facts). As a consequence, it is expected that each student spend 30 minutes (min) each day testing their knowledge on the subject of the prior week using the Test Question Data-bank. Remember, learning takes place at the time of failure of expectation. This expectation is required of each student. How to study for the class: 70% of the material is declarative knowledge (facts) Example the Class A airspace is from 18,000 ft MSL to FL600 You will be asked to demonstrate that you can retrieve these facts when asked Studying is a memorization activity Memorization requires repetition Several repetitions (more than 5) each day Several days (more than 4) For example to be able to recall 8 items in a specific order requires 13 repetitions over a 6 day period 30% of the material is procedural knowledge (procedures using steps and rules) Example, derive an equation, solve an equations You will be asked to derive equations, solve equations Studying is building conceptual understanding of the procedure Use equations in different ways Requires explicit model, repetitions Student Obligations: Student obligations: 3
Weekly homework/quiz turned in at start of class Late penalty 10% Mid-term/Final Exam (Closed-book*) Final Project* Abstract due after Spring break Final paper due last day of class * Subject to change without notice at instructors discretion Grading: Undergraduates: /Quizzes (30%) Mid-term Exam (35%) Final Exam (35%) Graduates: /Quizzes (20%) Mid-term Exam (30%) Class Project (20%) Final Exam (30%) Graduate Student Projects: Potential Project Topics 1. Aircraft performance Impact on Environment Analyze public-domain aircraft-performance information relevant to managing environmental impacts of air transport. Specific types of information include, for different aircraft/engine types: fuel consumption and efficiency, preferred cruise altitudes, preferred departure profiles. 2. Aviation Impact on Environment: Engine design trade-offs Analyze the major design elements of modern jet engines as they relate to production of noise and emissions. Identify the principal design tradeoffs as they are currently understood. 3. Aviation Impact on Environment: Fuel and emissions standards in other modes Analyze U.S. and European fuel and emissions standards for other modes of transport (road, rail, marine) and identify the major issues associated with establishing and enforcing such standards. 4. Emissions modeling Analyze available U.S. and European models for aircraft emissions generation and spatio-temporal dispersion. Review their principal similarities and differences, and identify areas of scientific uncertainty that are relevant to improving these models. 5. Emissions chemistry Analyze the principal effluents of modern jet engines and review the chemistry of their behaviour in the atmosphere. This would include longevity in different forms, chemical transformation into different species, etc. 6. Environmental law Analyze the principal elements of the U.S. Clean Air Act and the international Framework Convention on Climate Change. Identify possible ways in which the Act and the Convention may affect different components of the air-transportation network. 7. Analysis of Miles-In-Trail in U.S. 8. Analysis of Ground Delay Program 9. Analysis of Air Transportation Economics 4
Academic Honesty: Honor Code strictly enforced. Suspected violations will be reported Office Hours: Wed 4pm 6pm, Room 409, Research I, lsherry@gmu.edu, 703-993-1711 5