Opens in a new tab

AES E-Library

← Back to search

Convention Paper

Employing Supercomputing Cluster to Acoustic Noise Map Creation

Authors: Czyzewski, Andrzej; Kotus, Jozef; Szczodrak, Maciej; Kostek, Bozena

AES Convention 133 · Paper 8775 · October 2012

Abstract

A system is presented for determining acoustic noise distribution and assessing its adverse effects in short time periods inside large urban areas owing to the employment of a supercomputing cluster. A unique feature of the system is the psychoacoustic noise dosimetry implemented to inform interested citizens about predicted auditory fatigue effects that may be caused by the exposure to excessive noise. The noise level computing is based on the engineered Noise Prediction Model (NPM) stemmed from the Harmonoise model. Sound level distribution in the urban area can be viewed by users over the prepared www service. An example of a map is presented in consecutive time periods to show the capability of the supercomputing cluster to update noise level maps frequently.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 133
AES Convention
133
Paper number
8775
Publication date
October 6, 2012
Session subject
Auditory Perception and Evaluation
Affiliation
Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper