Improving the measurement and acoustic performance of transparent face masks and shields

Cox, Trevor John; Dodgson, George; Harris, Lara; Perugia, Emanuele; Stone, Michael; Walsh, Michael

Abstract

This is the raw measured data that is analysed and presented in: T. J. Cox , G. Dodgson, L. Harris, E. Perugia, M. A. Stone, M. Walsh, Improving the measurement and acoustic performance of transparent face masks and shields, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2022.

Included:
* Impulse responses for a head and torso with mouth simulator measured at a microphone 1m away, with and without a variety of face masks and shields.
* Recordings of four talkers reciting prose with and without various face masks to a microphone 1m away.
* Laser Doppler vibrometer measurements of various face masks.

The "descriptions of files.docx" describes the contents of the zip archives.

The file mask_construction_instructions_templates.pdf includes templates and instructions for making the final mask design.

• Online Publication Date: Feb 15, 2022
• Publication Date: Feb 15, 2022
• Deposit Date: Jan 30, 2025
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.17866/rd.salford.19174235.v1
• Publisher URL: https://salford.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Improving_the_measurement_and_acoustic_performance_of_transparent_face_masks_and_shields/19174235
• Collection Date: Feb 15, 2022