Microphone Array Phased Processing System (MAPPS): Phased Array System for Acoustic Measurements in a Wind Tunnel 1999-01-5576
A processing system has been developed to meet increasing demands for detailed noise measurement of aircraft in wind tunnels. Phased arrays enable spatial and amplitude measurements of acoustic sources, including low signal-to-noise sources not measurable by conventional measurement techniques. The Microphone Array Phased Processing System (MAPPS) provides processing and visualization of acoustic array measurements made in wind tunnels. The system uses networked parallel computers to provide noise maps at selected frequencies in a near real-time testing environment. The system has been successfully used in two subsonic, hard-walled wind tunnels, the NASA Ames 7- by 10-Foot Wind Tunnel and the NASA Ames 12-Foot Wind Tunnel. Low level airframe noise that can not be measured with traditional techniques was measured in both tests.
Citation: Mosher, M., Watts, M., Barnes, M., and Bardina, J., "Microphone Array Phased Processing System (MAPPS): Phased Array System for Acoustic Measurements in a Wind Tunnel," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-5576, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-5576. Download Citation
Author(s):
Marianne Mosher, Michael E. Watts, Michael Barnes, Jorge Bardina
Affiliated:
NASA Ames Research Center, Caelum Research Corporation
Pages: 11
Event:
World Aviation Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Wind tunnel tests
Noise measurement
Acoustics
Noise
Imaging and visualization
Aircraft
Airframes
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