A Comprehensive Survey on Climate Optimal Aircraft Trajectory Planning Articles uri icon

authors

  • SIMORGH, ABOLFAZL
  • SOLER ARNEDO, MANUEL FERNANDO
  • GONZALEZ ARRIBAS, DANIEL
  • MATTHES, SIGRUN
  • MENDIGUCHIA MEUSER, MAXIMILIAN
  • GREWE, VOLKER
  • DIETMULLER, SIMONE
  • BAUMANN, SABINE
  • YAMASHITA, HIROSHI
  • YIN, FEIJIA
  • CASTINO, FEDERICA
  • LINKE, FLORIAN
  • LUHRS, BENJAMIN

publication date

  • March 2022

start page

  • 146

end page

  • 178

issue

  • 3

volume

  • 9

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 2226-4310

abstract

  • The strong growth rate of the aviation industry in recent years has created significant
    challenges in terms of environmental impact. Air traffic contributes to climate change through the
    emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other non-CO2 effects, and the associated climate impact
    is expected to soar further. The mitigation of CO2 contributions to the net climate impact can
    be achieved using novel propulsion, jet fuels, and continuous improvements of aircraft efficiency,
    whose solutions lack in immediacy. On the other hand, the climate impact associated with non-
    CO2 emissions, being responsible for two-thirds of aviation radiative forcing, varies highly with
    geographic location, altitude, and time of the emission. Consequently, these effects can be reduced by
    planning proper climate-aware trajectories. To investigate these possibilities, this paper presents a
    survey on operational strategies proposed in the literature to mitigate aviation's climate impact. These
    approaches are classified based on their methodology, climate metrics, reliability, and applicability.
    Drawing upon this analysis, future lines of research on this topic are delineated.

subjects

  • Aeronautics

keywords

  • climate impact; non-co2 emissions; operational mitigation strategies; aircraft trajectory; optimization