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Create New Study Exercise Part 1, Study Details

The Create New Study Exercise is a two-part exercise. This is the first part of the exercise; the goal is to
learn how to create basic study elements in a new study and use those elements to define metric
results. The second part of the exercise requires successful completion of Part 1 and explores the results
generated by the metric results created in Part 1.

The study elements created in this exercise are intended to demonstrate the mechanics of how to
create a study structure in AEDT 2b and do not represent a real analysis.

Prerequisites
This exercise assumes no prior usage of AEDT and is designed to provide the user with basic
knowledge of creating a new study and defining metric result in AEDT 2b.

What is a Metric Result?

In AEDT 2b, metric result represents the highest level organization of data needed to answer questions
of interest about the environmental consequences of aviation activities. Each metric result consists of a
metric, receptor set, operations, and annualization combination.

Major Steps
The major steps in this exercise are as follows:
• Create a new study
• Add and view an airport
• Create aircraft operations on existing tracks
• Create an annualization
• Create a grid receptor
• Create a receptor set
• Define metric results
• Run metric results

After completing this exercise, proceed to Part 2 of the exercise.

Instructions
Create a new study
Follow the steps below to create a new study on the local database server.
1. Open the AEDT application.
2. Click on the Study tab then click New to display the Create New Study dialog.
3. In the Set study name field, enter “My KBOS Study”.
4. In the Set study description, enter “My new Boston study”.
5. Click New to create the study.

The Metric Results tab will open when the new study has been created.
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Figure 1 Create New Study Dialog

Add and view an airport

Follow the steps below to add an existing airport to the study and view the airport layout.
1. Click on the Airports tab.
2. In the Actions ribbon group, click Add, then select Existing Airport.
3. In the Add Existing Airport dialog, click on the filter icon in the Preferred Code column, select Is
equal to from the first drop-down menu, enter “KBOS” and click Filter.
4. Click the X button in the top-right corner to close the filtering control.
5. Select the airport and click Add.
6. A confirmation message is displayed, click OK.
7. The General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl airport is added to the study and listed in the Airports
pane.
8. Click on the (+) icon next to the airport to expand the airport layouts list.
9. Select GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL Default Layout.
10. In the Airport Layouts ribbon group, click View.

The runways and runway ends for the airport layout are displayed on the map, and the corresponding
layer is created in the Airport Layers category of the Layers manager.
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Figure 2 Add Existing Airport Dialog

Figure 3 General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Airport Layout

Create aircraft operations on existing tracks

Default tracks are automatically created for each runway end in the airport. Follow the steps below to
create an arrival operation and departure operation on the tracks.

Arrival operation
1. Click on the Operations tab.
2. In the Display ribbon group, click Aircraft.
3. In the Aircraft Actions ribbon group, click New to open the Create Aircraft Operation wizard.
4. Assign Operation Type and Airport Layout:
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a. In the Operation type drop-down menu, select Arrival.
b. Enter “1” in the Operation count field.
c. In the User ID field, enter “LoganArr”.
d. Select GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL Default Layout.
e. Click Next.
5. Choose Equipment:
a. Click on the filter icon in the (ANP) ID column and check the box next to 707.
b. Click the X button in the top-right corner to close the filtering control.
c. Select the Boeing 707-120/JT3C in the first row of the table with engine modification
code JT3C.
d. Click Next.
6. Choose Gate:
a. This is an optional step. Do not select the Use Gate option for this example.
b. Click Next.
7. Choose GSE/APU:
a. This is an optional step. Do not add any APUs or GSEs for this example.
b. Click Next.
8. Assign Operation Time:
a. Select the Assign operation time radio button.
b. Use the default date and time in the Operation time field.
c. Click Next.
9. Choose Flight Profile:
a. Select the STANDARD profile.
b. Click Next.
10. Choose Track:
a. Select the DEFAULT_04L_A track.
b. The track is highlighted on the map. Zoom in on the map to view the track location.
c. Click Next.
11. Summary:
a. Review the selections from the previous steps in the Current Selection area.
b. Click Create.

The new operation is created and listed in the Operations pane. Click Get operations… to load the
entries in the Operations pane.
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Figure 4 Create Aircraft Operation – Choose Track, Arrival

Departure operation
1. In the Aircraft Actions ribbon group, click New to open the Create Aircraft Operation wizard.
2. Assign Operation Type and Airport Layout:
a. In the Operation type drop-down menu, select Departure.
b. Enter “1” in the Operation count field.
c. In the User ID field, enter “LoganDep”.
d. Select GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL Default Layout.
e. Click Next.
3. Choose Equipment:
a. Click on the filter icon in the (Engine) Modification Code column, select Contains from
the first drop-down menu, enter “JT3” and click Filter.
b. Click the X button in the top-right corner to close the filtering control.
c. Select the Boeing 707-120/JT3C in the fifth row of the table with engine modification
code JT3C.
d. Click Next.
4. Choose Gate:
a. This is an optional step. Do not select the Use Gate option for this example.
b. Click Next.
5. Choose GSE/APU:
a. This is an optional step. Do not add any APUs or GSEs for this example.
b. Click Next.
6. Assign Operation Time:
a. Select the Assign operation time radio button.
b. Use the default date and time in the Operation time field.
c. Click Next.
7. Choose Flight Profile:
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a. Select the STANDARD profile with stage length 6.
b. Click Next.
8. Choose Track:
a. Select the DEFAULT_04L_D track.
b. The track is highlighted on the map. Zoom in on the map to view the track location.
c. Click Next.
9. Summary:
a. Review the selections from the previous steps in the Current Selection area.
b. Click Create.

The new operation is created and listed in the Operations pane.

Figure 5 Create Aircraft Operation – Choose Track, Departure

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Create an annualization
In AEDT, an annualization is a group of operations that is associated with the following:
• Time period to be analyzed
• Operations included in the time period
• Weighted groupings of the included operations
• Subset of processing options for the included operations

Annualizations provide a convenient way to evaluate environmental consequences that represent noise
and emissions over the time period of interest with potentially different weighting of individual
operation groups. In this example, the operations will be weighted equally, and operation groups will be
created for demonstration purposes.

Follow the steps below to build an annualization consisting of the operations created in previous steps.
1. In the Operations tab, Display ribbon group, click Annualizations.
2. In the Annualization Actions ribbon group, click New to open the Create Annualization wizard.
3. Assign Existing Operation Groups:
a. Check the Add new aircraft operation group(s) option.
b. Click Next.

Figure 6 Create Annualization Wizard – Assign Existing Operation Groups Step

4. Create Aircraft Operation Groups:

a. In the Add new operation group field, enter “Logan Arrival” and click Add.
b. In the Add new operation group field, enter “Logan Departure” and click Add.
c. From the Available operations list, select and drag the LoganArr operation to the Logan
Arrival group.
d. From the Available operations list, select and drag the LoganDep operation to the Logan
Departure group.
e. Click Next.
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Figure 7 Create Annualization Wizard – Create Aircraft Operation Groups Step

5. Build Annualization:
a. From the Defined operations group list, hold the control key and select the Logan Arrival
and Logan Departure operation groups, then drag the groups into the Root
annualization.
b. Weighting could be applied to the Logan Arrival and Logan Departure operation groups
at this point. For this example, leave the weighting as “1” for both groups.
c. Double-click the Root annualization name and change the name to “Logan
Annualization”.
d. Click Next.

Figure 8 Create Annualization Wizard – Build Annualization Step

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6. Set Processing Options:
a. From the PM Model drop-down menu, select FOA 3.0a (EPA Approved for US Airports).
b. Click Create.

The new annualization is listed in the Operations pane.

Figure 9 Create Annualization Wizard – Set Processing Options Step

Create a grid receptor

Receptors define the locations where noise and emissions are calculated.

Follow the steps below to define a grid receptor.

1. Click on the Definitions tab.
2. In the Display ribbon group, click Receptors.
3. In the Actions ribbon group, click New and enter the following data:
a. In the Name field, enter “Logan 50x50 Grid”.
b. From the Type drop-down menu, select Grid.
c. In the X count and Y count fields, enter 50.
d. In the X spacing and Y spacing fields, enter 0.2.
e. Leave the Height above terrain field as 0.
f. In the Latitude field, enter 42.304691.
g. In the Longitude field, enter -71.131960.
h. In the Elevation field, enter 20.
4. Click Save to create the new receptor.

The receptor is created and listed in the Definitions pane.

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Figure 10 Receptor Details

Create a receptor set

A receptor set is a collection of receptors. In order to use receptors in a metric result, they must be first
assigned to a receptor set.

Follow the steps below to define a receptor set.

1. In the Display ribbon group, click Receptor Sets.
2. In the Actions ribbon group, click New and enter the following data:
a. In the Receptor set name field, enter “Logan 50x50 Receptor Set”.
b. Leave the Dynamic grid checkbox unchecked.
c. In the Available receptors list, select Logan 50x50 Grid and click the Add Arrow.
3. Click Save to create the new receptor set.

The receptor set is created and is listed in the Definitions pane.

Figure 11 Receptor Set Details

Define metric results

Follow the instructions below to define noise (DNL) and emissions metric results.
1. Click on the Metric Results tab.
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2. In the Metric Results Actions ribbon group, click Define to open the Define Metric Results wizard.
3. Choose Metrics:
a. From the Available metrics list, select DNL then click the Add Arrow.
b. From the Available metrics list, select Emissions then click the Add Arrow.
c. Click Next.
4. Choose Receptor Sets:
a. From the Available receptor sets list, select Logan 50x50 Receptor Set then click the Add
Arrow.
b. Click Next.
5. Select Annualization:
a. Select Logan Annualization.
b. Click Next.
6. Set Processing Options:
a. Select the DNL metric from the table.
b. View the selected options and keep the default settings.
c. Select the Emissions metric from the table.
d. View the selected options and keep the default settings.
e. Click Next.
7. Summary:
a. Review the selections in the table.
b. Click Create to define the metric result.

The new metric results are listed in the Metric Results pane.

Figure 12 Define Metric Results Wizard – Summary Step

Figure 13 Metric Result Definitions

Run metric results

Follow the instructions below to run the metric result definitions.
1. Locate the Metric Result Actions ribbon group.
2. Click Run All to run all metric result definitions.

When the metric results have finished running, the State column in the Metric Results pane will display a
green check icon.
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Figure 14 Metric Results State

Proceed to part 2 of this exercise to explore the results for the metric results
created in this part of the exercise.