Perception of Complex Auditory Scenes

Abstract

This final report summarizes research and development support that Ball Aerospace provided to the 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Warfighter Interface Division, Battlespace Acoustics Branch. This work was performed under the Warfighter Interface Research and Technology Operations (WIRTO) Contract, Task Order 0034, Perception of Complex Auditory Scenes. The purpose of this task order was to support research in basic auditory perception of complex scenes, characterized by the presence of multiple, simultaneous and non-simultaneous sound sources. The research areas supported by this task order included speech intelligibility and speech segregation, auditory localization, multisensory interactions, and the perception of bone- and tissue-conducted sounds. The work supported by this task order encompassed three distinct research projects: complex spatial hearing model development and test support, speech segregation model development and test support and bone/tissue conduction model development and test support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 02, 2014
Accession Number
ADA618207

Entities

People

  • Billy Swayne
  • Eric M Thompson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Auditory Perception
  • Computer Programming
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ear
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Intelligibility
  • Perception
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Research Facilities
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space