How do flight operations and ambient acoustic environments influence noticeability and noise annoyance associated with unmanned aircraft systems?

Lotinga, Michael; Green, Marc; Jose Torija Martinez, Antonio

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Comparing the Human Response of Unmanned Aircraft System Noise and Other Transportation Noise (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Green, N., & Torija Martinez, A. (2024). Comparing the Human Response of Unmanned Aircraft System Noise and Other Transportation Noise. . https://doi.org/10.17866/rd.salford.27886197.v1

An experiment was designed to investigate the perception of noise from different Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) alongside three other vehicle types, including road traffic, conven tional aircraft, and helicopters. The aim of this experiment was to un... Read More about Comparing the Human Response of Unmanned Aircraft System Noise and Other Transportation Noise.

Flight Performance and Acoustics of Asymmetric Propellers with Uneven Blade Spacing (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Koning, D., Usov, D., Ramos Romero, C., & Filippone, A. (2024). Flight Performance and Acoustics of Asymmetric Propellers with Uneven Blade Spacing. . https://doi.org/10.17866/rd.salford.27886224.v1

Anexperimental campaign is conducted to characterise the acoustics and flight performance of asymmetric propellers with uneven blade spacing by taking field measurements of an unmanned aerial system in hover. Further, the study compares the acoustics... Read More about Flight Performance and Acoustics of Asymmetric Propellers with Uneven Blade Spacing.

Soundwalking in Salford: A Soundscape Approach to Drone Noise Assessment (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Green, M., & Torija Martinez, A. (2024). Soundwalking in Salford: A Soundscape Approach to Drone Noise Assessment. . https://doi.org/10.17866/rd.salford.27886275.v1

This paper introduces the method of controlled addition of drone sound sources to an existing acoustic scene in order to assess their impact using the soundwalking technique. A set of soundwalks were conducted at The Meadow, Salford to assess the per... Read More about Soundwalking in Salford: A Soundscape Approach to Drone Noise Assessment.

Towards a Taxonomy for the Assessment of the Unmanned Aerial Systems Noise Emissions (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Ramos Romero, C., Green, N., Asensio, C., & Martinez, A. (2024). Towards a Taxonomy for the Assessment of the Unmanned Aerial Systems Noise Emissions. . https://doi.org/10.17866/rd.salford.27886254.v1

Despite the many advantages of unconventional aerial systems, mainly for logistics and transportation applications, noise has emerged as one of the main public acceptance factors that can delay the start of commercial operations of Advanced Air Mobil... Read More about Towards a Taxonomy for the Assessment of the Unmanned Aerial Systems Noise Emissions.

How do flight operations and ambient acoustic environments influence noticeability and noise annoyance associated with unmanned aircraft systems? (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Lotinga, M., Green, M., & Jose Torija Martinez, A. (2024). How do flight operations and ambient acoustic environments influence noticeability and noise annoyance associated with unmanned aircraft systems?.

In advance of anticipated wider deployments of advanced air mobility technology, the potential effects of introducing new sound sources such as unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, aka ‘drones’) on communities are largely unknown. To support the developme... Read More about How do flight operations and ambient acoustic environments influence noticeability and noise annoyance associated with unmanned aircraft systems?.