Assessment of a tourist aircraft pilot’s exposure to vibration and noise

Based on vibration and noise measurements taken in the cockpit of a Cessna 152 aircraft, an assessment of the pilot’s exposure to these processes under flight conditions was conducted. The paper analyzes changes in quantitative parameters defining the degree and scope of the pilot’s exposure to these effects from the perspective of residual processes, while also highlighting the usage profile of the Cessna 152 aircraft. Furthermore, the consequences of human exposure to noise and vibration in the work environment, as well as methods for mitigation and protection against the factors under consideration, are presented.The results of the research and the accompanying conclusions are of key importance in this work. They indicate a high degree of pilot exposure to noise and vibration at the workstation. The presented research results constitute an initial stage in assessing the impact of vibrational and acoustic processes on the human body of an aircraft operator and their sensorimotor properties. The content included in the work falls within the scope of the authors’ scientific and research interests [9]. This paper addresses the technical issue from the perspective of the effects of residual processes on the human body, which aligns with current and future requirements of global legal standards and specific regulations in the field of operation and research for civil aviation.
ASSESSMENT OF THE TURISTIC AIRCRAFT PILOT EXPOSURE ON VIBRATIONS AND NOISE
The paper describes the assessment of the pilot exposure on vibroacoustic processes at the flight conditions on the basis of vibration and acoustic measurements done in the cabin of the Cessna 152 aeroplane. The analysis of the quantity parameters changes, which define a value and range of a pilot exposure for the above influence to the side of accompanying processes and with profile of the Cessna 152 aircraft exploitation conditions has been done. Consequences of a human exposure on acoustic signal and vibrations in the work place and the method to prevent from occurring such processes and protection of the human against their influences are written down as well. (…)

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