A system receives information regarding current flight conditions of a device
such
as an aircraft and determines the acoustic level of the sonic boom and/or other
noise generated by the device during operation. The current acoustic level is compared
to a desired level, and various cues are displayed to operators regarding corrective
actions that can be taken to reduce or maintain the acoustic level at the desired
level. The system also predicts future acoustic levels based on current operating
conditions, and varies the urgency of the cues based on whether and how quickly
the device will exceed the desired acoustic level. Options to limit maneuvers and
to automatically adjust operating condition parameters can be enabled. Options
to display additional information regarding past, current, and predicted acoustic
levels can also be selected. Signals that can be used to automatically control
the acoustic level of a device during operation can also be generated for use in
devices that can operate autonomously.
