A comprehensive helicopter acoustic modeling tool based on simulation and experiment
摘要
The paper describes activities currently run in the frame of the MOTUS project. Thanks to source separation (filtering of the main rotor, anti-torque and residual noise contributions to the total helicopter noise), the developed methodology allows to correct an acoustic measurement database from simulation and/or experimental results at contributor level to model the noise emission of a new helicopter candidate design, accounting for the introduction of low-noise technology bricks (e.g. rotational speed modification, alternate main rotor blade or Fenestron™ anti-torque design, engine noise control treatment…). The resulting hemisphere database can then be used in an in-house sound propagation tool to simulate various use-cases, from predicting certification noise levels to computing noise footprints based on realistic scenarios, including also Low Noise Procedures, taking into account available demographical and/or topographical data. All these results can then be auralized in a subsequent step to address advanced metrics related to noise annoyance.