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Background
In the research and development of new hearing devices, it is essential that optimal evaluation can occur - this is ever more important as hearing devices become more sensitive.
Currently there are two methods of evaluation:
- questionnaire based approaches
- laboratory based approaches.
Both methods have shortcomings. The questionnaire-based method usually lacks control of environmental variables, while the laboratory-based method often fails to engage test subjects due to unrealistic acoustics.
Detail
This project aims to recreate real-world acoustic environments in a laboratory setting. Such a facility will enable researchers to conduct hearing device evaluation/research in a controlled fashion, using real-life sounds.
We plan to build a 3-dimentional sound field capture/playback facility capable of recreating the rich acoustic environment of everyday life - in a laboratory. To achieve this, a 40-strong loudspeaker array will be mounted on a dome inside an anechoic chamber.
Project leadership
![[title]](http://www.hearingcrc.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/profile_260/content/people/profile-zhou.jpg "Mr Dan Zhou")
Project Team
Harvey Dillon, Gitte Keidser, Michael Fisher, John Seymour, Jorge Mejia, Scott Brewer
Organisations involved
Publications from this Project
No publications available for this project at this time.