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: Received: 29 December 2019 / Approved: 31 December 2019 / Online: 31 December 2019 (02:16:57 CET)
How to cite:
Thaper, R.; Gibson, M.; Reed, M.; Morris, W.; Putta, A.R. How Well Mobile Phone App DecibelX Measures Noise and the Usability Study. Preprints2019, 2019120397 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201912.0397.v1).
Thaper, R.; Gibson, M.; Reed, M.; Morris, W.; Putta, A.R. How Well Mobile Phone App DecibelX Measures Noise and the Usability Study. Preprints 2019, 2019120397 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201912.0397.v1).
Cite as:
Thaper, R.; Gibson, M.; Reed, M.; Morris, W.; Putta, A.R. How Well Mobile Phone App DecibelX Measures Noise and the Usability Study. Preprints2019, 2019120397 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201912.0397.v1).
Thaper, R.; Gibson, M.; Reed, M.; Morris, W.; Putta, A.R. How Well Mobile Phone App DecibelX Measures Noise and the Usability Study. Preprints 2019, 2019120397 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201912.0397.v1).
Abstract
This study aims to assess using a smartphone app (DecibelX), as a noise measuring alternative to the more costly traditional use of measuring noise levels with a Sound Level Meter (SLM). The study compares the accuracy of the app to readings taken with a SLM and dosimeter, and also evaluates the app’s performance for pure tone and narrow band noise. And a usability study identifies strengths and weaknesses related to usability of the app.
Subject Areas
noise measurement app; usability; smartphone
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Ravinder Thaper