Temporal Integration in Low Frequency Auditory Detection.

Abstract

This report describes research undertaken to determine whether the Applied Technology Laboratory's existing procedures for predicting detection ranges of helicopters require revision to account for any potential differences in the time period over which people integrate signal energy at different frequencies. Findings disclosed that over the frequency range of 40 to 1000 Hz the integration time of the human auditory system was essentially invariant at approximately 240 milliseconds. Although no change to the ATL detection range program was required, incorporation of temporal effects was recommended to improve the generality of the program. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA098161

Entities

People

  • D. Green
  • Richard Horonjeff
  • Sanford Fidell
  • Sherri Teffeteller

Organizations

  • BBN Technologies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Acoustic Signals
  • Ambient Noise
  • Background Noise
  • Bandwidth
  • Detection
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Pilot Studies
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Sound Pressure
  • Statistics

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.