- Tytuł:
- Review of Methodologies in Recent Research of Human Echolocation
- Autorzy:
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Bujacz, Michał
Sztyler, Bartłomiej
Wileńska, Natalia
Czajkowska, Karolina
Strumiłło, Paweł - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/31339850.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2023
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Czasopisma i Monografie PAN
- Tematy:
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echolocation
blindness
testing methodology - Opis:
- The presented review discusses recent research on human echolocation by blind and sighted subjects, aiming to classify and evaluate the methodologies most commonly used when testing active echolocation methods. Most of the reviewed studies compared small groups of both blind and sighted volunteers, although one in four studies used sighted testers only. The most common trial procedure was for volunteers to detect or localize static obstacles, e.g., discs, boards, or walls at distances ranging from a few centimeters to several meters. Other tasks also included comparing or categorizing objects. Few studies utilized walking in real or virtual environments. Most trials were conducted in natural acoustic conditions, as subjects are marginally less likely to correctly echolocate in anechoic or acoustically dampened rooms. Aside from live echolocation tests, other methodologies included the use of binaural recordings, artificial echoes or rendered virtual audio. The sounds most frequently used in the tests were natural sounds such as the palatal mouth click and finger snapping. Several studies have focused on the use of artificially generated sounds, such as noise or synthetic clicks. A promising conclusion from all the reviewed studies is that both blind and sighted persons can efficiently learn echolocation.
- Źródło:
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Archives of Acoustics; 2023, 48, 3; 249-271
0137-5075 - Pojawia się w:
- Archives of Acoustics
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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