The AMD3D version of The Airport Machine model includes all features of the AM2D
version. In addition, it extends the scope of the model to cover the airspace in
the vicinity of the airport, and provides improved 3D viewing. These
features make possible more realistic display of the results of an experiment
that viewers can more closely relate to. (Double click a slide to enlarge it,
and then press the Back button to resume.)
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These first three slides of Boston's Logan show both the use of 3D viewing and the TMA extensions. Arrival and departure paths are shown here over a photo background. |
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A camera can be placed anywhere, such as over this critical intersection of runways 9 and 4R, so as to audit the traffic and separations at this intersection. |
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And in this case a moving camera was placed behind an arriving flight to check the potential noise impact on the underlying environment. |
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These three slides show the Madrid Barajas airport with the new terminal and runway. |
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This is a TMA view showing arriving and departing flights in the airspace near the airport. |
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In this view a landing B777 aircraft is over the threshold of runway 32. |
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These three slides show 3D views of the planned new terminal of Barajas and the access taxiways. |
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The wing-shaped roofs of the new terminal buildings were modelled easily using the 3DSMAX utility. |
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The docking stations were created the same way and input as data to The Airport Machine model. |
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This is an overhead view of the existing Dallas Fort Worth airport as modeled by The Airport Machine model. |
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The taxiways feeding the main runways must accommodate airspace delays on particular routes without holding up flights on other open routes. |
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Three parallel taxiways were therefore implemented to feed the runways, with flights assigned to each taxiway based on intended airspace route. |
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