| Title | Behavioral, autonomic, and subjective reactions to low- and moderate-level simulated sonic booms : a report of two experiments and a general evaluation of sonic boom startle effects. |
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| Record ID | 39254 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Thackray, Richard I.; Touchstone, R. Mark; Bailey, Joe P. |
| Corporate Creator | Civil Aeromedical Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine |
| Publisher | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 19740900 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Two separate studies are reported. The first attempted to determine a sonic boom exposure level below which startle reactions would not occur. Subjects were exposed indoors to six simulated sonic booms having various outside overpressures. In the second study, subjects were exposed indoors to a series of 12 simulated booms in order to assess habitual effects. Automatic and eyeblink responses, as well as ratings of subjective annoyance, were obtained in both studies. The final section of the report summarizes the expected behavioral, autonomic, and subjective effects of exposure to various levels of sonic booms. |
| Rosap ID | dot:21055 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21055 |
| TRT Terms | Sonic boom; Noise; Annoyance; Performance; Psychological adaptation; Eye movements; Effective sound pressure; Physiological aspects; Heart rate; Galvanic skin response; Experiments; Human subject testing |
| General Subjects | Sonic boom; Noise--Physiological effect; Habituation (Neuropsychology); Eye--Movements; Heart beat; Galvanic skin response; Sound pressure; Startle reaction |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Energy and Environment |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FAA-AM-74-9; DOT/FAA/AM-74/9 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39200/39254/AM74-09.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |