Materials and Procedures for In-Flight Assessment of Auditory Function in Aircrewmen

Abstract

The need to assess the ability of aircrewmen to perceive and understand voiced communications transmitted under headsets during flight conditions has been recognized since the early 1940s. A standardized approach is needed to evaluate the adequacy of auditory function in flyers who fail to pass pure-tone physical profile standards (Class II and III examinations). It is this need that prompted the research described in this report. The report describes four sets of 50 phrases extracted from voice communications used in ground and airborne operations, as well as six lists of 50 single-syllable words. These lists have not been evaluated under the conditions proposed for their use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0767586

Entities

People

  • Donald C. Gasaway
  • Harrell C. Sutherland Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Ambient Noise
  • Communication Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight
  • Guidance
  • Hearing Loss
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Vehicles
  • Voice Communications
  • Word Lists

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Business Analytics
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.