Evaluation of smartphone sound measurement applicationsa)

Kardous, Chucri A.; Shaw, Peter B.

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Evaluation of smartphone sound measurement applicationsa)

Published Date:

Apr 2014

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4865269 New Site Icon

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J Acoust Soc Am. 135(4):EL186-EL192.

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Kardous, Chucri A. ; Shaw, Peter B. ;

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Pubmed ID:

25236152

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4659422

Description:

This study reports on the accuracy of smartphone sound measurement applications (apps) and whether they can be appropriately employed for occupational noise measurements. A representative sample of smartphones and tablets on various platforms were acquired, more than 130 iOS apps were evaluated but only 10 apps met our selection criteria. Only 4 out of 62 Android apps were tested. The results showed two apps with mean differences of 0.07 dB (unweighted) and -0.52 dB (A-weighted) from the reference values. Two other apps had mean differences within ±2 dB. The study suggests that certain apps may be appropriate for use in occupational noise measurements.

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Journal Article

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CDC Public Access

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CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States

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