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Precision Measurements of Equal-loudness Contours

Research Project

Project/Area Number 01550346
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 計測・制御工学
Research InstitutionSendai National College of Technology

Principal Investigator

KUMAGAI Masazumi  Sendai National College of Technology, Professor, 電子工学科, 教授 (10044653)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAKASHIMA Hisashi  Sendai National College of Technology, Assistant, 電子工, 助手 (80216887)
SUZUKI Yoiti  Tohoku University, Res. lnst. Electrical Comm., Assoc. Prof., 助教授 (20143034)
Project Period (FY) 1989 – 1990
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1990)
Budget Amount *help
¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
KeywordsLoudness / Equal-loudness contours / Minimum auduble field / Head-related transfer function / 等ラウドネス曲線
Research Abstract

A large anechoic room at Electro-technical Laboratory was used for experiments in order to get new equal-loudness contours and minimum audible field (MAF). The frequency ranges were 31.5 Hz to 12.5 kHz for 20 phon, 31.5Hz to 8 KHz for 40 phon and 63 Hz to 8 kHz for 70 phon equal-loudness contour, and31.5 Hz to 16 kHz for MAF.
The results obtained are summarized as follows ;
(1) The values of equal-loudness level below 1 kHz are higher than those of ISO 226. The maximum difference amounts to 15 dB.
(2) The MAF curve obtained is almost identical with that of ISO 226 except that out curve shows 3 to 4 dB higher in the frequency range below 160 Hz and 2 to 3 dB lower in the range above 400 Hz.
(3) A small peak is observed in the region between 1 to 2 kHz both on low level equal-loudness contours and MAF curve. This peak has not been observed in the datas of either ISO 226 or of other previous studies. THe origin of this peak is attributed to the effects of head-related transfer function.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1990 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1989 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All Other

All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] S.Suzuki,Y.Suzuki,S.Kono,T.Sone,M.Kumagai,H.Miura,H.Kado: "Equalーloudness level contours for pure tone under free field listening conditions(I)" The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan(E). 10. 329-338 (1989)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 鈴木 陽一,曽根 敏夫,竹島 久志,熊谷 正純,三浦 甫: "等ラウドネスレベル曲線の見直しについて" 日本音響学会誌. 46. 420-426 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] T.Sone,Y,Suzuki,H.Takeshima M.Kumagai,T.Fujimori H.Kado,H.Miura: "New data on equalーloudness level contours for pure tones and threshold of hearing in a free field" Proc.of InterーNoise 90. 2. 1155-1158 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S. Suzuki, Y. Suzuki, S. Kono, T. Sone, M. Kumagai, H. Miura and H. Kado: "Equal-loudness level contours for pure tone under free field listening conditions(I)-Some data and considerations on experimental conditions-" Journal of Acoustical Society of Japan (E). Vol. 10. 329 (1989)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y. Suzuki, T. Sone, H. Takesima, M. Kumagai, H. Miura: "On the re-examination of the equal-loudness level contours." Journal of Acoustical Society of Japan. Vol. 43. 420 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] T. Sone, Y. Suzuki, H. Takeshima, M. Kumagai, T. Fujimori, H. Kado, H. Miura: "New data on equal-loudness level contours for pure tones and threshold of hearing in a free field." Proc. of 1990 International Conference on Noise Control Engineering. vol. 2. 1155 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 鈴木 陽一,曽根 敏夫,竹島 久志,熊谷 正純,三浦 甫: "等ラウドネスレベル曲線の見直しについて" 日本音響学会誌. 46. 420-426 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] T.Sone,Y.Suzuki,H.Takeshima,M.Kumagai,T.Fujimori,H.Kado,H.Miura: "New data on equalーloudness level contours for pure tones and threshold of hearing in a free field" Proc.of InterーNoise 90. 2. 1155-1158 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Suzuki: "Equalーloudness contours for pure tone under free field listening conditions(I)." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan(E). 10. 329-338 (1989)

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] T.Sone: "A new data of equalーloudness level contours for pure tones and threshold of hearing in a free field." Proc.of InterーNoise 90. (1990)

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report

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