Acoustic perturbations in HRTFs measured on mixed reality headsets

Andrea Genovese, Gabriel Zalles, Gregory Reardon, Agnieszka Roginska

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Abstract

Materials that obstruct the path of acoustic waveforms in free-field to the human ear, may introduce distortions that can modify the natural Head-Related Transfer Functions. In this paper, the effect of wearing commercially available Head-Mounted Displays for Mixed and Augmented Reality has been measured via a dummy head mannequin. Such spectral distortions may be relevant for mixed reality environments where real and virtual sounds mix together in the same auditory scene. The analysis revealed that the measured HMDs affected the fine structure of the HRTF (> 3-6 kHz) and also introduced non-negligible distortions in the interaural level difference range mostly at the contralateral ear. Distortion patterns in HRTFs and cue modifications are reported and discussed across incidence angles and frequency bands.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAES International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality 2018
Subtitle of host publicationScience, Technology, Design, and Implementation
PublisherAudio Engineering Society
Pages268-283
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781510870390
StatePublished - 2018
EventAES International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality: Science, Technology, Design, and Implementation, AVAR 2018 - Redmond, United States
Duration: Aug 20 2018Aug 22 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the AES International Conference
Volume2018-August

Other

OtherAES International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality: Science, Technology, Design, and Implementation, AVAR 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityRedmond
Period8/20/188/22/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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