Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Propeller Noise

Michael J. Kingan; Ryan S. McKay; Yan Wu; Riul Jung; Sung Tyaek Go

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-73935-4_6

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Propeller Noise

Michael J. Kingan^*, Ryan S. McKay, Yan Wu, Riul Jung, Sung Tyaek Go

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School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering

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This paper gives an overview of work investigating the noise produced by the propellers used on small multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which has been recently undertaken at the University of Auckland. There are a number of different physical mechanisms by which these propellers generate noise and these have been studied using computational and analytical modelling and experimental measurements. Sources of noise which are covered in this paper are: steady loading and thickness noise sources for isolated and shrouded propellers; unsteady blade motion; turbulent inflow for isolated and shrouded propellers; unsteady loading due to propeller-strut interaction; and the unsteady loading on the blades of a contra-rotating propeller. The paper also describes some recent work undertaken to develop a standardised method for measuring noise from UAVs which includes assessing the suitability of ground-board mounted microphones for outdoor noise measurements and identifying appropriate metrics for quantifying UAV noise. The paper concludes with suggestions for future work.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Flinovia—Flow Induced Noise and Vibration Issues and Aspects—IV
Editors	Con Doolan, Danielle Moreau, Angus Wills
Publisher	Springer, Cham
Pages	103-118
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031739354
ISBN (Print)	9783031739347, 9783031739378
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73935-4_6
Publication status	Published - 13 Feb 2025
Event	Flow Induced Noise and Vibration Issues and Aspects IV - Australia, Sydney, Australia Duration: 22 May 2023 → 24 May 2023 https://conference.unsw.edu.au/en/Flinovia

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Conference	Flow Induced Noise and Vibration Issues and Aspects IV
Abbreviated title	Flinovia IV
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	22/05/23 → 24/05/23
Internet address	https://conference.unsw.edu.au/en/Flinovia

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Kingan, MJ, McKay, RS, Wu, Y, Jung, R & Go, ST 2025, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Propeller Noise. in C Doolan, D Moreau & A Wills (eds), Flinovia—Flow Induced Noise and Vibration Issues and Aspects—IV. Springer, Cham, pp. 103-118, Flow Induced Noise and Vibration Issues and Aspects IV, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 22/05/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73935-4_6

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