Some Effects of the Torso on Head-Related Transfer Functions

Huttunen T, Kärkkäinen A, Kärkkäinen L, Kirkeby O, Seppälä ET. Some Effects of the Torso on Head-Related Transfer Functions. In: AES Convention 122. Audio Engineering Society; 2007. Paper 7030. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14015

@inproceedings{Huttunen2007_14015,
  author = {Huttunen, Tomi and Kärkkäinen, Asta and Kärkkäinen, Leo and Kirkeby, Ole and Seppälä, Eira T.},
  title = {{Some Effects of the Torso on Head-Related Transfer Functions}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 122},
  note = {Paper 7030},
  year = {2007},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14015}
}

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AB  - A numerical method based on the ultra-weak variational formulation (UWVF) is used to calculate three sets of Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs). The three sets are made by combining a hard head with a hard torso, a moderately absorbing torso, and no torso. Each set is sampled for every 50Hz from DC to 24kHz at 21,872 points almost evenly distributed in the far-field, thus providing a spatial resolution of approximately one degree everywhere. Since the results of the numerical simulations are not contaminated by the response of an electro-acoustic chain it is possible to compare the HRTFs of a head-and-torso to the HRTFs of the head only without the risk of interpreting a measurement artifact as a physical phenomenon.
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