Two main objectives of the study were: (1) To establish a threshold of acceptability for commercial aircraft sonic booms, (2) To investigate and develope the technology to provide simulation to any community noise problem. Seven Community Noise Simulation Systems were designed and fabricated, and simulated sonic booms were introduced, via these systems, into the homes of twelve subject families. Acceptance, interference, and annoyance response data were measured. Three boom levels and two frequency schedules were studied. It was concluded that for establishing a design/certification sonic boom threshold of acceptability for advanced supersonic transports, a level of 87 dB should be considered for indoor living with not more than fifteen daily boom exposures (no nighttime booms). It was also concluded that the simulation developed can be used to establish standards involving traffic noise, noise from airports, construction noise, and effects of industrial noise on surrounding communities.
Establishing Certification/Design Criteria for Advanced Supersonic Aircraft Utilizing Acceptance, Interference, and Annoyance Response to Simulated Sonic Booms by Persons in Their Homes
1973
101 pages
Report
No indication
English
Acoustics , Air Transportation , Noise Pollution & Control , Sonic boom , Commercial aircraft , Supersonic transports , Simulation , Communities , Noise pollution , Surveys , Residential section , Acceptability , Threshold effects , Stress(Psychology) , Noise reduction , Standards , DOT/5B , DOT/4D2/DA
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