New techniques and industrial processes emit infrasound or ultrasound (wind turbines, heat pumps, ultrasonic cleaning systems...), while the mechanism of sound perception outside the hearing range is currently not well understood. Manufacturers and operators of these installations need noise emission regulations to be well-founded and not unnecessarily restrictive: it is therefore necessary to define rational and substantiated criteria to prevent the risks associated with these sounds.
Objectives
Understanding human perception of non-audible sounds
Define the metrological structure necessary to apply safety criteria based on sound perception thresholds
Provide traceability to national standards through the development of a universal ear simulator to model human ear impedance for both adults and children
Summary
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Publications et communications
LAVERGNE T., RODRIGUES D., NEIMANNS V., OLSEN E. S. et BARHAM R., “Universal ear simulator: Specifications and artificial ear canal design”, Internoise 2013, Innsbruck, Autriche, September 15th-18th 2013.
RODRIGUES D., LAVERGNE T., FEDTKE T., OLSEN E. S., BARHAM R. et DUROCHER J.-N., “Methodology of designing an ear simulator”, Internoise 2013, Innsbruck, Autriche, September 15th-18th 2013.
RODRIGUES D., LAVERGNE T., OLSEN E.S., FEDTKE T., BARHAM R. et DUROCHER J.-N., “Methodology of Designing an Occluded Ear Simulator”, Acta Acustica united with Acustica, 101, 5, 2015, 1007-1015, DOI: 10.3813/AAA.918895.
RODRIGUES D., LAVERGNE T., OLSEN E.S., BARHAM R., FEDTKE T. et DUROCHER J.-N., “Design of a new ear simulator”, Inter-Noise 2015, San Francisco, United States of America, August 9th-12th 2015.
Partners
Laboratoires nationaux de métrologie :
- PTB (coordinateur du projet),
- NPL,
- LNE,
- DFM,
- Tubitak UME,
- BKSV-DPLA