The objectives of this study are these three items. 1) To find better indices than dB(A) for representing annoyances caused by motor vehicle traffic noise along highways. 2) To find the frequency range of motor vehicle exterior noise that should primarily be controlled to achieve better indoor sound environment along highways. 3) To find suitable vehicle driving conditions for evaluating indoor sound environment. To obtain the desired results psycho-acoustic experiments were conducted. Firstly, sound samples were collected with microphones placed at such locations as on a sidewalk, in front of a small house and at the center of a room inside of the house. The number of test vehicles was fifteen, consisting of six motorcycles and nine passenger cars. The driving conditions were full acceleration and mild acceleration usually found in normal traffic flow. Secondly, semantic differentiation method was used. Ten pairs of adjectives were used to scale the impressions of each sound sample. Finally, physical characters of the sound samples and their subjective evaluations were compared. The results were obtained as follows. 1) Six sound samples got more uncomfortable impression at indoors. These sound samples were collected by vehicles with sport-type mufflers. 2) The samples that indoor sound quality is degraded than outdoor contain high power in low frequency range below 200 Hz. These low frequency components penetrate through the housing walls more easily than higher frequency components. 3) The degradation of comfort impression was found in mild acceleration conditions. The low frequency components of sound samples for mild acceleration are larger than those for full acceleration. Though the throttle is not fully open in mild acceleration, low engine speed generates low frequency components, and eventually increased indoor sound power in the frequency range. The conclusions drawn from these results are, 1) Indoor sound samples should be included for evaluating sound environment along highways. 2) Mild acceleration is a better driving condition for evaluating indoor sound environment along highways. In this condition, very low engine speed causes low frequency component emission that penetrate into housing more than in heavy accelerating conditions. 3) Engine exhaust systems that emit very loud low-frequency components should be focused upon in regulating traffic noise. 4) Extensive collection and analysis of housing sound insulation, absorption and resonance data along highways are necessary for further investigations. 5) Better psycho-acoustic experiment methods should be developed for investigating sound context effects on panelists.
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ASME 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
November 5–10, 2006
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Noise Control and Acoustics Division
ISBN:
0-7918-4776-4
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Motor Vehicle Exterior Sound Quality Improvement for Indoors
Masao Ishihama,
Masao Ishihama
Kanagawa Institute of Technology
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Hiromitsu Sakurai
Hiromitsu Sakurai
Kanagawa Institute of Technology
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Masao Ishihama
Kanagawa Institute of Technology
Hiromitsu Sakurai
Kanagawa Institute of Technology
Paper No:
IMECE2006-14041, pp. 49-53; 5 pages
Published Online:
December 14, 2007
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Ishihama, M, & Sakurai, H. "Motor Vehicle Exterior Sound Quality Improvement for Indoors." Proceedings of the ASME 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Noise Control and Acoustics. Chicago, Illinois, USA. November 5–10, 2006. pp. 49-53. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2006-14041
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