TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Optimizing detection of masked vehicles
JO  - Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
A1  - Blomberg, Leslie D.
SP  - 3978
EP  - 3978
VL  - 134
IS  - 5
N2  - The 250 million vehicles in the United States make so much noise that it is often difficult for pedestrians to hear a particular approaching vehicle, perhaps one that they do not see or realize is there. This masking effect is a pedestrian safety concern. Solving the general problem of masked vehicles is very difficult, because each vehicle plays conflicting roles-it needs to be heard, while it simultaneously masks other vehicles. This is especially true in urban settings where many vehicles and pedestrians are present. This paper seeks to identify the optimal vehicle noise level to minimize masking.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-4966
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4830494
ID  - ref1
ER  -