Prediction of Community Noise Impacts from Commercialization of Vertical Takeoff and Landing Personal Air Vehicles

摘要

Once Personal Air Vehicles (PAVs) become commercialized, the noise exposure levels from such operations must be compatible with local residential districts. Prediction of noise exposure from future PAV operations is not straightforward since noise data for PAVs currently do not exist. However, by modeling PAV operations with helicopter operations in FAA's Integrated Noise Model (INM), valuable insights and predictions for PAV noise exposure levels can be acquired. This study conducts community noise analysis of theoretical PAV daily commuting scenarios using representative helicopters to predict noise exposure from commercialization of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) PAVs and assess feasibility of using PAVs for daily commuting.