Boom! Zoom! And everything in between: BYU’s involvement in Defense-related noise research

Noise challenges that the Department of Defense (DoD) faces provide an opportunity for collaborative research into sources, propagation, and reception, which includes methods for measurement and analysis. In this presentation, several DoD-related noise projects conducted at BYU are summarized. These range from military jet noise analysis to measurement of C4 explosions, to machine learning models for ambient noise environments, to reusable rocket flyback sonic booms. Additional research challenges and opportunities for DoD, academia, and industry collaboration are discussed.