Browsing RPI Theses Open Access by Author "Calamia, Paul T."
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Arcane methods in architectural acoustics
Di Angelo, Adam (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2008-12)This document presents a critical examination of the Enlightenment-era European conceptions, misconceptions, fancies, and accomplishments in architectural acoustics. It focuses on specific contributors and their discoveries ... -
Quantifying the degradation of automatic speech recognition for reverberant environments
Secules, Stephen D. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2008-08)In general, automatic speech recognition (ASR) algorithms are designed for use with pure, anechoic signals. Although ASR systems approach a human’s intelligibility for clean signals, it is well acknowledged that a downfall ... -
Singers' preferences for acoustical characteristics of concert halls
Stetson, Kathleen A. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2008-08)This study aims to illuminate a little-researched topic in acoustics: concert hall acoustics for the classical singer. It is the goal of acousticians aiding in concert hall design to create an ideal listener environment ... -
The investigation of geometrical acoustics within a 3-dimensional CAD program
van der Harten, Arthur Wayne (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2008-12)