Reducing Environmental Footprint through transformative Multi-scale Aviation Planning

Informations projet

REFMAP

N° de convention de subvention: 101096698

DOI

10.3030/101096698

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 22 Novembre 2022

Date de début 1 Février 2023

Date de fin 31 Janvier 2026

Financé au titre de

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Coût total

€ 4 034 527,00

Contribution de l’UE

€ 4 034 527,00

Coordonné par

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
Sweden

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Livrables

Documents, reports (24)

Description of framework for non-intrusive sensing in cities

A report on the combination of the deep learning methods used to predict the flow based on sparse measurements, for non-intrusive sensing in cities.

Description of high-fidelity simulations and results

A report describing the high-fidelity simulations of the first Task of the second Work Package as well as their results.

Description of multi-fidelity approach to combine both types of simulations

A report describing the multi-fidelity approach, and the frameworks used, to combine both types of simulations (high-fidelity and RANS-based).

Final deep learning inference optimisation framework

Final report on the acceleration and performance optimisation of the deep-learning inference for flow prediction and super-resolution models, as well as the extension of the inference auto-tuning compiler frameworks that will enable a series of customised optimizations of GANs, GNs and TNs layers, currently not offered in state-of-art deep-learning frameworks.

Multi-fidelity simulations auto-tuning framework

A report describing the multi-fidelity simulations auto-tuning framework devised in the fourth task of the second work package.

Description of RANS-based simulations and results

A report describing the RANS-based simulations performed in the second Task of the second Work Package as well as their results.

Trajectory optimisation for minimum environmental impact

A report on the development of optimisation algorithms for environmentally-oriented management of flying trajectories, based on both robust optimal control and reinforcement learning, for both drones and commercial aircrafts.

Systematic review and framework for testing drone noise impact on human and wildlife

Systematic review and framework for testing drone noise impact on human and wildlife. Investigation of the noticeability and annoyance of drone noise as a function of acoustic characteristics of drone operations and acoustic and non-acoustic context.

Report on Dissemination and Communication activities of Period 1

Report on Dissemination and Communication activities of Period 1, with updated KPIs in case some have already been reached

Description of approach for super-resolution and optimisation of sensor location

Description of approach for super-resolution and optimisation of sensor location, for dealing with sparse measurements for which deep generative models will be used, and for deep-learning explainability methods defining optimal locations for the measurements.

Minimum Viable Product requirements report based on a review of aviation stakeholder needs and market insights
Presentation of new European business models and products prototypes enabled by RefMap services
Report on Dissemination and Communication activities of Period 2

Report on Dissemination and Communication activities of Period 2 (final).

Dissemination and Communication Plan

The Dissemination Plan will identify the dissemination objectives activities tools deadlines and target audiences while defining mechanisms ensuring the longlasting visibility of the project after its end Communication activities include preparation of articles for mass media promotion of the project at relevant international and national events and practitioner meetings and social media management

Aviation climate change models

A report about the stochastic algorithmic climate change functions developed during the sixth task of the second work package.

The RefMap cloud service

A report on the integration of the RefMap technology, i.e. tools, models and analytics, into a cloud-based digital aviation service.

Report on assessment of impact of optimised trajectories on the performance of UAS operation in urban environment
Resilient and environmentally optimal aerial network

A report on the development of a network-scale (i.e., considering multiple vehicles) optimisation algorithm to reduce the environmental impact both in urban areas and considering the ATM system.

Report on impact of drone noise on wildlife

A report on the development of a noise impact assessment framework for wildlife, focusing on birds and drone noise and the findings of task 4.4

Report on targets for public acceptance of drone noise in cities

Report on targets for public acceptance of drone noise in cities based on the findings of the investigation done in Task 4.3

Aircraft noise model and integration in the trajectory optimisation code

A report on the integration of the aircraft noise model, developed in WP4, in the trajectory optimisation code (WP3), aiming for environmental impact minimisation, and definition of environmental indicators.

First report on deep learning inference optimisation

The first report about the acceleration and performance optimisation of the deep-learning inference for flow prediction and super-resolution models.

Model for emission and propagation of drone noise

A report describing the model for emission and propagation of drone noise, based on a comprehensive campaign of noise measurements for a carefully selected set of drones, developed in task 4.2.

Local air quality models

A report on the assessment of the local impact of air traffic on air quality in the vicinity of airports, performed during the duration of the fifth task of the second work package.

Other (2)

Model for Drone Noise Perception

This deliverable will be a model for Drone Noise Perception based on the work done in WP4.

Flight dynamics models with environmental impact assessment support

A report on the environmental impact,using the flight dynamics models for existing aircrafts extended by new ones for UAS for the simulation of emission and noise characteristics.

Data Management Plan (3)

Data Management Plan Midterm

Data Management Plan

Data Management Plan
Data Management Plan Final

Data Management Plan

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

Multi-scale aviation simulation

Multi-scale aviation simulation with the inclusion of tools and frameworks previously developed in REFMAP's tasks.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (7)

Robust 4D climate-optimal aircraft trajectory planning under weather-induced uncertainties: Free-routing airspace

Auteurs: Abolfazl Simorgh, Manuel Soler, Simone Dietmüller, Sigrun Matthes, Hiroshi Yamashita, Federica Castino, Feijia Yin
Publié dans: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Numéro 131, 2024, ISSN 1361-9209
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2024.104196

Sound from unmanned aerial vehicles in ambient acoustic environments: Influences of context, vehicle characteristics and flight operations on human perception and response

Auteurs: Michael J. Lotinga, Marc C. Green, Antonio J. Torija Martinez
Publié dans: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Numéro 155, 2024, ISSN 0001-4966
Éditeur: Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
DOI: 10.1121/10.0027135

Quantifying the impact of urban geometric detail for urban air mobility risk forecasting

Auteurs: Akshay Patil, Clara García-Sánchez
Publié dans: Sustainable Cities and Society, Numéro 132, 2025, ISSN 2210-6707
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.SCS.2025.106750

Integrating Non-CO2 climate impact considerations in air traffic management: Opportunities and challenges

Auteurs: Fateme Baneshi, María Cerezo-Magaña, Manuel Soler
Publié dans: Transport Policy, Numéro 155, 2024, ISSN 0967-070X
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.06.023

GenSDF: An MPI-Fortran based signed-distance-field generator for computational fluid dynamics applications

Auteurs: Akshay Patil, Udhaya Chandiran Krishnan Paranjothi, Clara García-Sánchez
Publié dans: SoftwareX, Numéro 30, 2025, ISSN 2352-7110
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.SOFTX.2025.102117

Defining Mechanistic Pathways for Anthropogenic Noise Impact on Avian Species

Auteurs: Margret S. Engel, Robert J. Young, William J. Davies, David Waddington, Michael D. Wood
Publié dans: Current Pollution Reports, Numéro 10, 2024, ISSN 2198-6592
Éditeur: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s40726-024-00303-z

Correction: Noise from Unconventional Aircraft: A Review of Current Measurement Techniques, Psychoacoustics, Metrics and Regulation

Auteurs: Michael J. B. Lotinga, Carlos Ramos-Romero, Nathan Green, Antonio J. Torija
Publié dans: Current Pollution Reports, Numéro 10, 2024, ISSN 2198-6592
Éditeur: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s40726-024-00311-z