Investigation of physiological responses on drone noise in a laboratory condition

Abstract

This study analyzed the impact of drone noise on human physiology in a laboratory environment using recorded data. It focused on the noise generated by drones during hovering flight. Two drone noises with various spectral characteristics were collected through the field measurements. To assess the effect of immersion, subjects were exposed to both auditory and visual stimuli, including images and videos of the drones. Physiological responses were recorded using a 14-channel EEG device and a wrist-worn device that monitored HR, IBI, EDA, and skin temperature. A preliminary experiment was conducted with four subjects to evaluate the differences in drone types and individual physiological responses. The study also analyzed the relationship between physiological responses and physical noise characteristics and explored methods to reduce noise during physiological response collection.