A previous analytical study has found that uneven (modulated) spacing of main rotor blades led to reduced helicopter noise. The present study was performed to see if these reductions transferred to improvements in subjective response. Using a predictive computer code, sounds produced by six main rotor configurations were predicted: 4 blades evenly spaced, 5 blades evenly spaced and four configurations with 5 blades with modulated spacing of varying amounts. These predictions were converted to audible sounds corresponding to the level flyover, takeoff and approach flight conditions. Subjects who heard the simulations were asked to assess the overflight sounds in terms of noisiness on a scale of 0 to 10. The evenly spaced configurations were found less noisy than the modulated spacings, possibly because the uneven spacings produced a perceptible pulsating sound due to the very low fundamental frequency.


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    Title :

    A subjective test of modulated blade spacing for helicopter main rotors


    Additional title:

    Ein subjektiver Test zum modulierten Blattabstand bei Hubschrauberrotoren


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2005


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 7 Bilder, 5 Tabellen, 14 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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