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Advanced Psycho Acoustics - Interactive curriculae of TU Ilmenau

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module properties Advanced Psycho Acoustics in degree program Diplom Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik 2021
module number200624
examination number210516
departmentDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
ID of group 2181 (Electronic Media Technology)
module leader Dr. Stephan Werner
term summer term only
languageDeutsch/Englisch
credit points5
on-campus program (h)45
self-study (h)105
obligationelective module
examexamination performance with multiple performances
details of the certificate

Das Modul Advanced Psycho Acoustics mit der Prüfungsnummer 210516 schließt mit folgenden Leistungen ab:

  • Prüfungsleistung mit einer Wichtung von 30% (Prüfungsnummer: 2100987)
  • schriftliche Prüfungsleistung (90 Minuten) mit einer Wichtung von 70% (Prüfungsnummer: 2100988)

The module Advanced Psycho Acoustics with the examination number 210516 concludes with the following achievements:

  • Examination with a weighting of 30% (Examination number: 2100987)
  • Written Examination (90 minutes) with a weighting of 70% (Examination number: 2100988)

 

Details for part 1 (2100987):

Oral scientific presentation/report as a result of group work. The group work is done during the practical part (project work) of the lecture. This examination part is only offered in the summer semester.

link to Moodle course https://moodle.tu-ilmenau.de/course/view.php?id=2750
teacher

Dr.-Ing. Stephan Werner 

additinal readers if necessary

signup details for alternative examinations
maximum number of participants
previous knowledge and experience

The requirement for the lecture series Advanced Psychoacoustics is a basic understanding of scientific work. This includes the autonomous inquiry of relevant research literature (books, papers, etc.), the preparation of scientific reports, and active participation on the measurements, tests, and further project work. Furthermore, a basic knowledge in (electro-)acoustics, (audio-)signal processing, mathematics, and statistics are necessary to understand and solve the proposed topics.

a list of basic literature is available in the "self-study"-section of the Moodle-course

https://moodle2.tu-ilmenau.de/course/view.php?id=1371

 

learning outcome

After completion of the course, students can name current subject-specific research topics and can present these topics in a scientific way using oral presentations and writing a scientific paper. They are able to interpret the effects of a research project on future technology development.

After attending the project seminar, the students are able to predict trends in the area of the  research project. After completing the research project, they are able to independently formulate new research tasks. They can contribute with support to the development of knowledge in one or more areas of the discipline. They have the ability to act appropriately according to the situation in relationships with others and can work closely with the supervising professor and his staff.

After the project is completed, they will be able to take on responsibility in a team.

content

Essential Lecture Content. Specific topics are dealt with in the project part. These are either similar to and/or complement the lecture content. The content of the project part is semester-specific and results from ongoing research projects.

Hearing Physiology
Structure of the outer and middle ear
Structure of the inner ear
Auditory nerves
Auditory pathway

Basics Psychoacoustics I
Psychophysics
Critical bands
Thresholds
Loudness

Basics Psychoacoustics II
Masking
Sharpness/Pleasantness
Fluctuation Strength
Roughness
Psychoacoustic Annoyance

QoE and Listening Tests
Illusion, Plausibility, Immersion, Presence
Quality and QoE
Test Designs and Paradigms
SAQI, RAQI

Statistics for the Field
Data Visualiszation and Description
Statistical Testing of Differences
Receiver Operations Characteristics

Spatial Listening I
Monaural Cues
Binaural Cues
Localization Abilities
Individual Spatial Listening

Spatial Listening II
Precedence/Clifton Effect
Room Divergence Effect
Acoustic Distance Cues

Binaural Synthesis
Position-Dynamic Binaural Synthesis System
BRIR Shaping
Spatial Subsampling

Auditory Scene Analysis
Auditory Scene
Sequential Integration
Simultaneous Components
Scheme-based segregation and integration
Exclusive Allocation in ASA

Computational ASA
Basics of CASA system
F0-estimation
Feature-based segregation
Binaural Sound Localization
Reverberation

 

media of instruction and technical requirements for education and examination in case of online participation

Lecture, alternating with experiments (in the listening test lab for example), usage of PC-based tools, and presentations about short student projects.

literature / references

to be announced in the lecture and seminar;

See also the literature lists and references in the lecture slides;

see also: https://www.tu-ilmenau.de/mt/lehrveranstaltungen/lehre-fuer-master-mt/advanced-psycho-acoustics/

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