SBIR/STTR Research Award
Improved Pilot/Maintainer Auditory Performance in Complex Air Vehicle Noise Spectra
Award amount
$79,416Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- SOUND INNOVATIONS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2011-04-14
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- 2011.1
- Topic code
- N111-011
Research abstract
Sound Innovations Inc will develop a next-generation hearing protection and communication headset to be worn with existing military aviator helmets, particularly the HGU-84/P helmet, that provides protection against noise-induced hearing loss and deliver clear incoming communications. Phase I research will provide baseline evaluation of hearing protection and speech intelligibility in noise and will explore the apparent trade-off between passive and active attenuation. Additionally, design concepts for integration of the system will be developed. The Phase I prototype and design concepts will lead to a fieldable prototype in Phase II.
Technology keywords
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