A multi-disciplinary group of researchers at the University of Minnesota Center for Applied and Translational Sensory Science (catss.umn.edu) are designing and pilot testing the perceptual effects of infrasound, in collaboration with Eminent Technologies (rotarywoofer.com). An infrasound generator simulates the acoustic signature of audible sound and infrasound generated by wind turbines in the field. With the support of Xcel Energy, the team of engineers, otologists, hearing scientists, and balance experts are evaluating the effects of infrasound only, acoustic turbine sound, and combined infrasound and acoustic sound. We are testing listeners’ quiet detection, masked detection, discrimination, and rating of signals. Pilot results will be described. Together we hope to test the range of perceptual responses to turbine-generated infrasound and audible sound. [Work supported by Xcel Energy RD4-12 to Jeffrey Marr, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory.]
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