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Lecture

Factors impacting noise

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EE-548: Audio engineering

This lecture is oriented towards the study of audio engineering, room acoustics, sound propagation, and sound radiation from sources and acoustic antennas. The learning outcomes will be the techniques for microphones and loudspeaker design, as well as room ...

Description

This lecture covers the effects of noise, including loudness, spectrum, temporal features, activities of people, moment of the day, exposure duration, and individual behavior. It explains how these factors influence the annoyance level of noise.

Instructor

Hervé Lissek

Official source

Ontological neighbourhood

Mechanical engineering

Acoustical engineering: Architectural acoustics

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