Sound metric design for evaluation of tonal sound in laser printer

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1349-1358

  Kim, Eui Youl ^a   Lee, Young Joon ^a   Lee, Sang Kwon ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Decision error model; Jury evaluation; Laser printer; Sound index; Sound quality; Tonality

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PRINTING PRESSES; SOUND REPRODUCTION;

DECISION ERRORS; JURY EVALUATION; LASER PRINTERS; SOUND QUALITY; TONALITY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84863947490     PISSN: 12298557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-012-0178-0     Document Type: Article

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