User's Guide to MOAOPS and BOOM-MAP Computer Programs for Sonic Boom Research. Volume 1

摘要

This report presents a user's guide to two computer programs for analyzing noise from supersonic aircraft operations in military operating areas (MOA's). The two programs are designed to extract and analyze information from the Tactical Air Crew Combat Training System/Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (TACTS/ACMI). The TACTS/ACMI system digitizes various positional and performance parameters of the aircraft on the range at frequent intervals for later replay in graphic or tabular form during air crew briefings. The MOAOPS program extracts information from a TACTS/ACMI mission standard data tape and compiles a library of information concerning the supersonic operations. The BOOM-MAP program utilizes the library produced by the MOAOPS program. BOOM-MAP calculates various statistics on the super-sonic operations. It also calculates expected sonic-boom levels on the ground based on the extracted information. Both programs are written in Fortran 77 and operate in batch mode on Cyber 170 Series machines. The output of the BOOM-MAP program consists of: a) various statistical summaries; b) flight track information; c) calculated noise levels at a grid of ground positions (100 x 100 matrix).