Inverse solution of ear-canal area function from reflectance

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3873-3881

  Rasetshwane, Daniel M ^a   Neely, Stephen T ^a  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA FUNCTION; EAR CANAL; INVERSE SOLUTION;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; INVERSE PROBLEMS; REFLECTION; VEHICULAR TUNNELS;

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SOUND;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EAR CANAL; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; SOUND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858327571     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.3654019     Document Type: Article

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