FlightProcessor

The FlightProcessor class is the core engine of AeroTrack. It manages the end-to-end post-processing of aircraft flight trajectory CSV files, integrating configuration files, master flight lookup data, and OpenAP performance models.

This class is responsible for:

  • Loading individual flight data files

  • Estimating key physical parameters (drag, fuel burn, altitude profile)

  • Identifying flight phases (climb, cruise, descent)

  • Outputting processed data to structured CSVs for further analysis

Class Overview

Constructor

FlightProcessor(input_path, output_path, project_name, config_path, use_openap)

Parameters:

  • input_path (str): Folder containing raw flight CSV files.

  • output_path (str): Folder where processed files will be saved.

  • project_name (str): Name identifier for the current run.

  • config_path (str): Path to the project_config.json file.

  • use_openap (int): Flag to toggle OpenAP-based dynamic modeling.

Key Methods

Usage Example

from AeroTrack_Modules import FlightProcessor

processor = FlightProcessor(
    input_path="FlightData/",
    output_path="Processed/",
    project_name="QatarFleet",
    config_path="project_config.json",
    use_openap=1
)

processor.process_file("20230718_A6EVO_A350.csv", index=1, total=10, flight_lookup, aircraft_lookup)

Output

Processed CSVs contain the following enriched columns:

  • flight_path_angle, vertical_speed

  • total_drag, weight_component

  • fuel_burn, estimated_mass

  • flight_phase, cruise_flag

These values provide a high-fidelity aerodynamic and operational profile for each flight, enabling further analytics and visualization within the AeroTrack or DustFlight ecosystem.

Dependencies

  • pandas

  • numpy

  • math

  • openap

  • tqdm (for progress bar)