Title
Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) compared to regular descent procedures: Less annoying?
Author
White, K.
Arntzen, M.
Bronkhorst, A.
Meeter, M.
Contributor
Davy, J. (editor)
Burgess, M. (editor)
Don, C. (editor)
Dowsett, L. (editor)
McMinn, T. (editor)
Broner, N. (editor)
Publication year
2014
Abstract
Annoyance reactions to different types of landing procedures were addressed in a controlled laboratory setting using a Virtual Community Noise Simulator (VCNS) with a head mounted display.Participants, standing on a virtual countryside road, experienced four types of descentflyovers by an A330 aircraft: A regular descent flyoverat 2000ft and CDAs at respectively 3000, 4000 and 5000ft. These types of landing procedures are representative of flights approaching Amsterdam AirportSchiphol(AAS)in the Netherlands. Sound recordings for the VCNS were made on acountryside road and adjusted to match the indicated altitudes. After each flyover, participants were asked to rate their noise annoyance during the previous minute. Preliminary results showed that the 3000ft CDA was rated as the most annoying, followed by the ratings of the regular landing procedure and higher CDAs.These results could indicate that aCDA procedure, despite having lower LAmax and similar SEL levels, may still reach higher annoyance ratings due to longer flyover durations.
Subject
Human Performances
PCS - Perceptual and Cognitive Systems
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Acoustics and Audiology
Continuousdescent approach
Noise annoyance
Virtual community noise simulator
Acoustic noise
Aircraft control
Landing
Noise pollution
Roads and streets
Virtual reality
Amsterdam
Annoyance rating
Continuousdescent approach
Controlled laboratories
Netherlands
Noise annoyance
Virtual community
Acoustic variables control
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TNO identifier
524073
Publisher
Australian Acoustical Society
ISBN
9780909882037
Source
INTERNOISE 2014 - 43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering: Improving the World Through Noise Control, November 16-19, 2014, Melbourne, Australia
Document type
conference paper