Comparison of Acoustic Models and Trajectory Generation Methods for an Acoustically-Aware Aircraft

Motivation
- Noise management is one of the major barriers to Urban Air Mobility
- Approaches to noise mitigation (non-exhaustive)
- Vehicle configuration
- Directivity control via propeller phase synchronization
- Trajectory optimization

Objective
- Create framework for trajectory generation integrating location-based
acoustic metrics and vehicle performance limitations
- Multiple trajectory optimization methods and acoustic noise models
- Mission-relevant constraints
- Mission duration, airspace restrictions, ...
- Vehicle dynamic constraints
- Aircraft structural limitations, min/max airspeed, ...
- Vehicle separation/obstacle avoidance
- Acoustic constraints at a number of discrete observer locations