PRELIMINARY STUDIES OF THE IMPULSE-NOISE EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEARING (PROJECT HUMIN)

Abstract

The report summarizes the accomplishments of the U. S. Army Human Engineering Laboratories impulsenoise program (Project HUMIN). After reviewing past research and stating the rationale for studying how impulse noise affects human subjects, it gives detailed descriptions of the apparatus and procedures which have been developed for the program. The results of four preliminary impulse-noise experiments with human subjects are presented and discussed, together with certain special problems which have arisen during the conduct of the program. The projected future course of the project is outlined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0618327

Entities

People

  • Charles P. Helm Jr.
  • David C. Hodge
  • Hugh W. Gates
  • Raymond F. Blackmer
  • Robert B. Soderholm

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Ammunition
  • Ear
  • Engineering
  • Firing Circuits
  • Firing Rate
  • Frequency
  • Gun Muzzles
  • Gunfire
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Machine Guns
  • Medical Personnel
  • Sound Pressure
  • Sound Waves
  • Transducers
  • Waves

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.