Noise measurements from a ground test of a small vertical lift research vehicle are presented. The proof-of-concept all-electric vehicle called “SureFly” was developed by Moog, Inc. A cooperative effort between NASA and Moog, Inc. has led to one of the first acoustic test datasets from an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vehicle being developed for passenger and cargo. Results show propeller and possibly motor tones are important for the overall noise levels. The vehicle has four support arms each with a pair of contra-rotating propellers. Noise measurements show higher noise levels from the lower propellers, likely due to inflow distortion from the arms and top propellers. Possible motor noise was identified by calculating harmonics of the line frequency and comparing to the tones in the narrowband acoustic spectra and phased microphone array data. The acoustic far field was found to be about 100 feet away from the vehicle, but additional microphones are needed to provide a better assessment. Results show the presence of modulation for some test conditions. The work reported here is only for ground tests.


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    Title :

    Noise Measurements from Ground Tests of the Moog SureFly Vehicle


    Contributors:
    D. L. Huff (author) / B. S. Henderson (author) / J. D. Cluts (author) / J. Bennett (author) / J. Jantzen (author)

    Publication date :

    2021


    Size :

    54 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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