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PD 6545:2005

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Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Intended use of human head and ear simulators-guide
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

23-02-2005

Committees responsible
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Glossary of terms
3 Ear simulators
4 Transducers
5 Applications for audiological purposes
6 Applications in telecommunications
7 Applications in audio engineering
8 Applications in hearing protection
Annex A (informative) Standard head and ear simulator
Annex B (informative) Uncertainty of measurement
Bibliography

Defines and gives guidance on the range of currently available standardized head and torso simulators, and ear simulators in the fields of audiology, telecommunications, audio engineering and hearing protection.

This Published Document describes and gives guidance on the range of currently available standardized head and torso simulators, and ear simulators in the fields of audiology, telecommunications, audio engineering and hearing protection.

This guide describes ear simulators of the following types and their applications:

  1. — acoustic couplers;
  2. — artificial ears/occluded ear simulators;
  3. — head and torso simulators;
  4. — mechanical couplers for the calibration of bone vibrators.

The guide also describes the range of earphones available and how they are to be measured on appropriate ear simulators.

The guide does not describe the effects on the measurement of performance due to using different forms of test stimuli. The guide does not indicate the performance of a transducer (earphone or bone vibrator) on any individual person or the perceptual qualities of a listener using a transducer.

NOTE All documents referred to in the text are listed in the Bibliography

Committee
EPL/29
DevelopmentNote
Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
66
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

BS EN 24869-3:1994 Acoustics. Hearing protectors Simplified method for the measurement of insertion loss of ear-muff type protectors for quality inspection purposes
BS 7154:1989 Specification for conference systems: electrical and audio requirements
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
ANSI/ASA S3.7 : 2016 METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION OF EARPHONES
BS EN 352-7:2002 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing Level-dependent ear-plugs
IEC 60118-7:2005 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 7: Measurement of the performance characteristics of hearing aids for production, supply and delivery quality assurance purposes
BS EN 60118-13:2011 Electroacoustics. Hearing aids Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
BS EN ISO 389-7 : 2005 ACOUSTICS - REFERENCE ZERO FOR THE CALIBRATION OF AUDIOMETRIC EQUIPMENT - PART 7: REFERENCE THRESHOLD OF HEARING UNDER FREE-FIELD AND DIFFUSE-FIELD LISTENING CONDITIONS (ISO 389-7:2005)
IEC 60373:1990 Mechanical coupler for measurements on bone vibrators
ISO 389-4:1994 Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 4: Reference levels for narrow-band masking noise
BS EN 60318-3:2015 Electroacoustics. Simulators of human head and ear Acoustic coupler for the calibration of supra-aural earphones used in audiometry
BS EN 60318-2:1998 Electroacoustics. Simulators of human head and ear An interim acoustic coupler for the calibration of audiometric earphones in the extended high-frequency range
ISO 389-7:2005 Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 7: Reference threshold of hearing under free-field and diffuse-field listening conditions
BS 6083-3:1991 Hearing aids Methods for measurement of electroacoustical characteristics of hearing aid equipment not entirely worn on the listener
IEC 60318-3:2014 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 3: Acoustic coupler for the calibration of supra-aural earphones used in audiometry
BS 6840-7(1996) : 1996 SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - PART 7: HEADPHONES AND EARPHONES
PD 6461-3:1995 General metrology Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM)
IEC 60118-1:1995+AMD1:1998 CSV Hearing aids - Part 1: Hearing aids with induction pick-up coil input
BS 6397:1983 Specification for scales and sizes for plotting frequency characteristics and polar diagrams
IEC 61094-4:1995 Measurement microphones - Part 4: Specifications for working standard microphones
IEC 60914:1988 Conference systems - Electrical and audio requirements
IEC 60942:2003 Electroacoustics - Sound calibrators
BS EN 60118-0:2015 Electroacoustics. Hearing aids Measurement of the performance characteristics of hearing aids
BS EN ISO 389-1:2000 Acoustics. Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and supra-aural earphones
BS EN 60118-7:2005 Electroacoustics. Hearing aids Measurement of the performance characteristics of hearing aids for production, supply and delivery quality assurance purposes
IEC 60118-13:2016 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 13: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
BS EN ISO 389-4:1999 Acoustics. Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Reference levels for narrow-band masking noise
IEC 61094-1:2000 Measurement microphones - Part 1: Specifications for laboratory standard microphones
ISO 11904-2:2004 Acoustics Determination of sound immission from sound sources placed close to the ear Part 2: Technique using a manikin
ISO/TR 389-5:1998 Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 5: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones in the frequency range 8 kHz to 16 kHz
BS EN 352-6:2002 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing Ear-muffs with electrical audio input
ISO 4869-1:1990 Acoustics Hearing protectors Part 1: Subjective method for the measurement of sound attenuation
IEC 60126:1973 IEC reference coupler for the measurement of hearing aids using earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts
IEC 61027:1991 Instruments for the measurement of aural acoustic impedance/admittance
IEC 60711:1981 Occluded-ear simulator for the measurement of earphones coupled to the ear by ear inserts
BS EN 61027:1993 Specification for instruments for the measurement of aural acoustic impedance/admittance
IEC 60268-7:2010 Sound system equipment - Part 7: Headphones and earphones
BS EN 352-1:2002 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing Ear-muffs
BS EN ISO 4869-4:2000 Acoustics. Hearing protectors Measurement of effective sound pressure levels for level-dependent sound-restoration ear muffs
BS EN 61094-4:1996 Specification for measurement microphones Specifications for working standard microphones
IEC 60050-801:1994 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 801: Acoustics and electroacoustics
BS 6083-8:1985 Hearing aids Methods for measurement of the performance characteristics of hearing aids under simulated in situ working conditions
BS EN 60118-2:1996 Hearing aids Methods for measurement of electroacoustical characteristics of hearing aids with automatic gain control circuits
BS 4009:1991 Specification for artificial mastoids for the calibration of bone vibrators used in hearing aids and audiometers
BS EN 60318-1:2009 Electroacoustics. Simulators of human head and ear Ear simulator for the measurement of supra-aural and circumaural earphones
BS EN ISO 389-5:2006 Acoustics. Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones in the frequency range 8 kHz to 16 kHz
IEC 60318-2:1998 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 2: An interim acoustic coupler for the calibration of audiometric earphones in the extended high-frequency range
ISO 389-1:1998 Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 1: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and supra-aural earphones
BS EN ISO 8253-1:2010 Acoustics. Audiometric test methods Pure-tone air and bone conduction audiometry
BS EN 60268-7:2011 Sound system equipment Headphones and earphones
BS EN 352-2:2002 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing Ear-plugs
IEC 60263:1982 Scales and sizes for plotting frequency characteristics and polar diagrams
ISO/TR 4869-3:1989 Acoustics Hearing protectors Part 3: Simplified method for the measurement of insertion loss of ear-muff type protectors for quality inspection purposes
ISO 8253-1:2010 Acoustics Audiometric test methods Part 1: Pure-tone air and bone conduction audiometry
BS EN 352-4:2001 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing Level-dependent ear-muffs
BS EN 50332-1:2013 Sound system equipment: Headphones and earphones associated with personal music players. Maximum sound pressure level measurement methodology General method for \'one package equipment\'
ISO/TR 4869-4:1998 Acoustics Hearing protectors Part 4: Measurement of effective sound pressure levels for level-dependent sound-restoration ear-muffs
IEC 60268-1:1985 Sound system equipment. Part 1: General
BS 6840-1:1987 Sound system equipment Methods for specifying and measuring general characteristics used for equipment performance
ISO 389-2:1994 Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 2: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and insert earphones
IEC 60118-8:2005 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 8: Methods of measurement of performance characteristics of hearing aids under simulated [<i>in situ</i>] working conditions
BS EN 352-5:2002 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing Active noise reduction ear muffs
BS 6310:1982 Specification for occluded-ear simulator for the measurement of earphones coupled to the ear by ear inserts
BS EN ISO 11904-1:2002 Acoustics. Determination of sound immission from sound sources placed close to the ear. Technique using a microphone in a real ear (MIRE technique)
BS EN 352-3:2002 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing Ear-muffs attached to an industrial safety helmet
IEC TR 60959:1990 Provisional head and torso simulator for acoustic measurements on air conduction hearing aids
BS EN 24869-1:1993 Acoustics. Hearing protectors Sound attenuation of hearing protectors. Subjective method of measurement
ISO 11904-1:2002 Acoustics — Determination of sound immission from sound sources placed close to the ear — Part 1: Technique using a microphone in a real ear (MIRE technique)
IEC 60118-3:1983 Hearing aids. Part 3: Hearing aid equipment not entirely worn on the listener
BS EN 61094-1:2001 Specification for measurement microphones Specifications for laboratory standard microphones
BS EN 60942:2003 Electroacoustics. Sound calibrators
IEC 60118-0:2015 Electroacoustics - Hearing aids - Part 0: Measurement of the performance characteristics of hearing aids
IEC 60118-2:1983 Hearing aids. Part 2: Hearing aids with automatic gain control circuits
IEC 60318-1:2009 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 1: Ear simulator for the measurement of supra-aural and circumaural earphones
BS 6111:1981 Specification for reference coupler for the measurement of hearing aids using earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts
BS EN ISO 389-2:1997 Acoustics. Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and insert earphones
ISO 3534-1:2006 Statistics — Vocabulary and symbols — Part 1: General statistical terms and terms used in probability
BS EN 60118-1:1995 Hearing aids Hearing aids with induction pick-up coil input

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