A Single Number Index to Assess Selected Acoustic Parameters in Churches with Redundant Information

The paper presents an innovative approach for the index assessment of the acous- tic properties of churches. A new formula for an approximate single number index to assess selected acoustic parameters of church interiors, such as reverberation time (RT), speech intelligibility index (RASTI) and m...

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Main Author: Krzysztof KOSAŁA
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences 2013-10-01
Series:Archives of Acoustics
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Online Access:https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/164
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description The paper presents an innovative approach for the index assessment of the acous- tic properties of churches. A new formula for an approximate single number index to assess selected acoustic parameters of church interiors, such as reverberation time (RT), speech intelligibility index (RASTI) and music clarity index (C80), is presented in the paper. The formula is created by means of the Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) method. An innovative approach for calculating the weights of partial in- dices is shown by solving the problem of redundant information, i.e., the system of overdetermined linear equations, using a computed pseudoinverse matrix. The new procedures for calculating the values of three partial indices and the single number index to assess selected acoustic parameters are presented. The proposed method was verified by measurements in several selected churches.
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spelling doaj-art-63fa2c897d4647d18e53fcd0125c7ea12025-08-20T03:27:43ZengInstitute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of SciencesArchives of Acoustics0137-50752300-262X2013-10-01363A Single Number Index to Assess Selected Acoustic Parameters in Churches with Redundant InformationKrzysztof KOSAŁA0AGH University of Science and Technology Department of Mechanics and VibroacousticsThe paper presents an innovative approach for the index assessment of the acous- tic properties of churches. A new formula for an approximate single number index to assess selected acoustic parameters of church interiors, such as reverberation time (RT), speech intelligibility index (RASTI) and music clarity index (C80), is presented in the paper. The formula is created by means of the Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) method. An innovative approach for calculating the weights of partial in- dices is shown by solving the problem of redundant information, i.e., the system of overdetermined linear equations, using a computed pseudoinverse matrix. The new procedures for calculating the values of three partial indices and the single number index to assess selected acoustic parameters are presented. The proposed method was verified by measurements in several selected churches.https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/164acoustic qualityindex methodsacral objectsSingular Value Decompo- sition (SVD)redundant information
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A Single Number Index to Assess Selected Acoustic Parameters in Churches with Redundant Information
Archives of Acoustics
acoustic quality
index method
sacral objects
Singular Value Decompo- sition (SVD)
redundant information
title A Single Number Index to Assess Selected Acoustic Parameters in Churches with Redundant Information
title_full A Single Number Index to Assess Selected Acoustic Parameters in Churches with Redundant Information
title_fullStr A Single Number Index to Assess Selected Acoustic Parameters in Churches with Redundant Information
title_full_unstemmed A Single Number Index to Assess Selected Acoustic Parameters in Churches with Redundant Information
title_short A Single Number Index to Assess Selected Acoustic Parameters in Churches with Redundant Information
title_sort single number index to assess selected acoustic parameters in churches with redundant information
topic acoustic quality
index method
sacral objects
Singular Value Decompo- sition (SVD)
redundant information
url https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/164
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