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Neurally Based Measurement and Evaluation of Environmental Noise

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Yoshiharu Soeta

    1. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Osaka, Japan

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  2. Yoichi Ando

    1. Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

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  • Introduces parameters for noise evaluation based on the human auditory system
  • Describes many kinds of noise characterized by the autocorrelation function (ACF) and interaural cross-correlation function (IACF)
  • Helps to predict subjective annoyance caused by ACF and IACF parameters
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Mathematics for Industry (MFI, volume 20)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Yoshiharu Soeta, Yoichi Ando
    Pages 1-3

  3. Signal Processing Model of Human Auditory System

    • Yoshiharu Soeta, Yoichi Ando
    Pages 5-50

  4. Noise Measurement Method Based on the Model

    • Yoshiharu Soeta, Yoichi Ando
    Pages 51-67

  5. Temporal Primary Sensations of Noise

    • Yoshiharu Soeta, Yoichi Ando
    Pages 69-103

  6. Spatial Primary Sensations of Noise

    • Yoshiharu Soeta, Yoichi Ando
    Pages 105-119

  7. Noise Measurements

    • Yoshiharu Soeta, Yoichi Ando
    Pages 121-165

  8. Annoyance of Noise

    • Yoshiharu Soeta, Yoichi Ando
    Pages 167-202

  9. Short-Term Effects of Noise

    • Yoshiharu Soeta, Yoichi Ando
    Pages 203-213

  10. Long-Term Effects of Noise

    • Yoshiharu Soeta, Yoichi Ando
    Pages 215-231

  11. Application to Sound Design

    • Yoshiharu Soeta, Yoichi Ando
    Pages 233-259

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 261-264
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About this book

This book deals with methods of measurement and evaluation of environmental noise based on an auditory neural and brain-oriented model. The model consists of the autocorrelation function (ACF) and the interaural cross-correlation function (IACF) mechanisms for signals arriving at the two ear entrances. Even when the sound pressure level of a noise is only about 35 dBA, people may feel annoyed due to the aspects of sound quality. These aspects can be formulated by the factors extracted from the ACF and IACF. Several examples of measuring environmental noise—from outdoor noise such as that of aircraft, traffic, and trains, and indoor noise such as caused by floor impact, toilets, and air-conditioning—are demonstrated. According to the noise measurement and evaluation, applications for sound design are discussed. This book provides an excellent resource for students, researchers, and practitioners in a wide range of fields, such as the automotive, railway, and electronics industries, andsoundscape, architecture, and acoustics.

Reviews

“This book gives a detailed overview of the achievements in the evaluation of noise based on the subjective preference theory. … It gives, however, a complete overview of the state of the art on this subject being most relevant to students and scientists working in the field of auditory models.” (Heinrich Metzen, Noise Control Engineering Journal, Vol. 64 (5), September-October, 2016)

“This is a remarkable book concerning the EEG, EVP, and Psychophysics of human hearing and the human volunteer of psychophysics in the auditory system in general. … This is a great book about noise physiology and auditory psychophysics for students, research fellows, researchers, audiologists, and experimental sensory physiologists. … This is a good desk reference for audition researchers.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, July, 2015)

Authors and Affiliations

  • National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Osaka, Japan

    Yoshiharu Soeta

  • Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

    Yoichi Ando

About the authors

Yoshiharu Soeta:
Board member of Acoustical Society of Japan in Kansai Branch, Assistant editor of Journal of Temporal Design in Architecture and the Environment, Ad-hoc reviewer of Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Noise Control Engineering Journal, Journal of Neurophysiology, and NeuroImage.

Yoichi Ando:
A series editor of ‘Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing’.
http://www.springer.com/series/3754

Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Temporal Design in Architecture and the Environment, Ad-hoc reviewer of Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Journal of Sound and Vibration, and Acta Acustica united with Acustica.

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