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Advanced Acoustic Modeling Development

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Department Of Transportation → 6913G6 Volpe National Transportation System CntrView Agency

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)View NAICS

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Asheville, NC, 28801, USA

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This scope was carved out of 6913G626Q300047.

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Advanced Acoustic Model Development and Demonstrate Conceptual Tool to Predict Sonic Boom Footprints over a Range of Meteorological Conditions

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Develop and refine the Advanced Acoustic Model (AAM) to simulate sonic boom footprints under varying atmospheric conditions, including algorithm development and integration of meteorological data.

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