title: Design, construction, and evaluation of a 1:8 scale model binaural manikin.
abstract: Many experiments in architectural acoustics require presenting listeners with simulations of different rooms to compare. Acoustic scale modeling is a feasible means to create accurate simulations of many rooms at reasonable cost. A critical component in a scale model room simulation is a receiver that properly emulates a human receiver. For this purpose, a scale model artificial head has been constructed and tested. This paper presents the design and construction methods used, proper equalization procedures, and measurements of its response. A headphone listening experiment examining sound externalization with various reflection conditions is presented that demonstrates its use for psycho-acoustic testing.
authors: Department of Media Technology, Aalto University School of Science, P.O. Box 15500, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland. philip.robinson@aalto.fi
authors: Philip
authors: P
authors: Robinson
authors: Ning
authors: N
authors: Xiang
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009038:Motion; D011312:Pressure; D011571:Psychoacoustics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013016:Sound; D013018:Sound Spectrography; D013997:Time Factors; D014160:Transducers, Pressure