Psychoacoustic experiments on some unwanted interior car sounds

Hugo Fastl, Georg Beidenhauser

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Abstract

Unwanted components of car interior sounds include rattling, creaking, squeaking etc. which ideally should be inaudible. On the other hand, wanted sounds which convey information like the click of a switch should be audible also at typical driving speeds. Therefore, in psychoacoustic experiments the audibility of both unwanted and wanted sounds were studied in silence as well as in background noise typical for premium cars at driving speeds of 50 km/h or 120 km/h. In addition, 1/3-oct-band spectra were measured of all evaluated sounds in view of possible predictions oftheir audibility. The present pilot study features results of psychoacoustic studies on the audibility of unwanted and wanted interior car sounds and gives guidelines towardsrelated algorithmic predictions. Approaches based on spectral displays like Zwicker's excitation pattern model or loudness patterns seem to be rather promising.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationINTERNOISE 2014 - 43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationImproving the World Through Noise Control
EditorsJohn Davy, Marion Burgess, Charles Don, Liz Dowsett, Terry McMinn, Norm Broner
PublisherAustralian Acoustical Society
ISBN (Electronic)9780909882037
StatePublished - 2014
Event43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering: Improving the World Through Noise Control, INTERNOISE 2014 - Melbourne, Australia
Duration: 16 Nov 201419 Nov 2014

Publication series

NameINTERNOISE 2014 - 43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering: Improving the World Through Noise Control

Conference

Conference43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering: Improving the World Through Noise Control, INTERNOISE 2014
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityMelbourne
Period16/11/1419/11/14

Keywords

  • Creaking
  • Interior car sound
  • Rattling
  • Squeaking

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