Author
Hoffman, Erica
Other Contributors
Braasch, Jonas; Xiang, Ning; Krueger, Ted (Theodore Edward), 1954-;
Date Issued
2016-08
Subject
Architectural sciences
Degree
MS;
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Abstract
Classical speech intelligibility metrics are based primarily on signal-to-noise ratios and early-to-late energy ratios and do not consider room effects. This research investigates how room reflection type affects speech intelligibility. Subjects are presented binaurally with target sentences in the presence of interfering talkers in various simulated room conditions. These conditions include an anechoic room, large and small rooms with surfaces that provide diffuse reflections, and large and small rooms with surfaces that provide specular reflections. Subjects identified a significantly larger percentage of words correctly when the sentences were presented in the diffuse room conditions.;
Description
August 2016; School of Architecture
Department
School of Architecture;
Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Relationships
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