All Outputs (55)

A psychoacoustic approach to building knowledge about human response to noise of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (2021)
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Torija Martinez, A., & Clark, C. (2021). A psychoacoustic approach to building knowledge about human response to noise of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(2), 682. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020682

We are on the cusp of a revolution in the aviation sector, driven by the significant progress on electric power and battery technologies, and autonomous systems. Several industry leaders and governmental agencies are currently investigating the use o... Read More about A psychoacoustic approach to building knowledge about human response to noise of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

Effects of a hovering Unmanned Aerial Vehicle on urban soundscapes perception (2019)
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Torija Martinez, A., Zhengguang, L., & Self, R. (2020). Effects of a hovering Unmanned Aerial Vehicle on urban soundscapes perception. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 78, 102195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2019.11.024

Several industry leaders and governmental agencies are currently investigating the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or ‘drones’ as commonly known, for an ever-growing number of applications from blue light services to parcel delivery. For the... Read More about Effects of a hovering Unmanned Aerial Vehicle on urban soundscapes perception.

Technological, economic and environmental prospects of all-electric aircraft (2018)
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Schafer, A., Barrett, S., Doyme, K., Dray, L., Gnadt, A., Self, R., …Torija Martinez, A. (2019). Technological, economic and environmental prospects of all-electric aircraft. Nature Energy, 4(2), 160-166. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0294-x

Ever since the Wright brothers’ first powered flight in 1903, commercial aircraft have relied on liquid hydrocarbon fuels. However, the need for greenhouse gas emission reductions along with recent progress in battery technology for automobiles has... Read More about Technological, economic and environmental prospects of all-electric aircraft.

On the assessment of subjective response to tonal content of contemporary aircraft noise (2018)
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Torija Martinez, A., Roberts, S., Woodward, R., Flindell, I., McKenzie, A., & Self, R. (2019). On the assessment of subjective response to tonal content of contemporary aircraft noise. Applied Acoustics, 146, 190-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2018.11.015

The Effective Perceived Noise Level (EPNL) is the primary metric used for assessing subjective response to aircraft noise. The EPNL comprises calculation of the Perceived Noise Level (in PNdB), and takes into account flyover duration and the presen... Read More about On the assessment of subjective response to tonal content of contemporary aircraft noise.

Aircraft classification for efficient modelling of environmental noise impact of aviation (2018)
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Torija Martinez, A., & Self, R. (2018). Aircraft classification for efficient modelling of environmental noise impact of aviation. Journal of Air Transport Management, 67, 157-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2017.12.007

With the environmental externalities of civil aviation under unprecedented scrutiny, and with the projected significant increase in air traffic demand over the next few decades, fleet-level studies are required to assess the potential benefit of no... Read More about Aircraft classification for efficient modelling of environmental noise impact of aviation.

Airport noise modelling for strategic environmental impact assessment of aviation (2017)
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Torija Martinez, A., Self, R., & Flindell, I. (2018). Airport noise modelling for strategic environmental impact assessment of aviation. Applied Acoustics, 132, 49-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2017.10.017

As projected by different agencies the aviation market will experience a significant increase in air traffic demand over the next decades, driven by the large demand of the Asia-Pacific region. To overcome the further deterioration of the quality o... Read More about Airport noise modelling for strategic environmental impact assessment of aviation.

Framework for predicting noise-power-distance curves for novel aircraft designs (2017)
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Synodinos, A., Self, R., & Torija Martinez, A. (2018). Framework for predicting noise-power-distance curves for novel aircraft designs. Journal of Aircraft, 55(2), 781-791. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.C034466

Along with flight profiles, noise–power–distance curves are the key input variable for computing noise exposure contour maps around airports. With the development of novel aircraft designs (incorporating noise-reduction technologies) and new noise-... Read More about Framework for predicting noise-power-distance curves for novel aircraft designs.

Soundscape assessment of a monumental place : a methodology based on the perception of dominant sounds (2017)
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Perez-Martinez, G., Torija Martinez, A., & Ruiz, D. (2018). Soundscape assessment of a monumental place : a methodology based on the perception of dominant sounds. Landscape and Urban Planning, 169, 12-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.07.022

Some monumental sites have unique soundscapes that deserve to be managed not only by their tourist and cultural value, but also for enhancing the visitors’ overall impression. These sites can include a multitude of sound sources within a variety of... Read More about Soundscape assessment of a monumental place : a methodology based on the perception of dominant sounds.

A methodology to determine the significance of criteria for prioritizing road stretches for action against traffic noise,Una metodología para determinar la importancia de los criterios para priorizar las actuaciones contra el ruido del tráfico de carreteras (2017)
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Ruiz-Padillo, A., Torija, A. J., Ramos-Ridao, Á., & Ruiz, D. P. (2017). A methodology to determine the significance of criteria for prioritizing road stretches for action against traffic noise,Una metodología para determinar la importancia de los criterios para priorizar las actuaciones contra el ruido del tráfico de carreteras. Carreteras (Madrid), 211,

Road traffic noise is one of the main environmental impacts of road infrastructures, so that efficient solutions are required for reducing noise exposure. Analyzing the noise action plans published in Spain it is observed a widespread lack of methodo... Read More about A methodology to determine the significance of criteria for prioritizing road stretches for action against traffic noise,Una metodología para determinar la importancia de los criterios para priorizar las actuaciones contra el ruido del tráfico de carreteras.

A model for the rapid assessment of the impact of aviation noise near airports (2017)
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Torija Martinez, A., Self, R., & Flindell, I. (2017). A model for the rapid assessment of the impact of aviation noise near airports. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 141(2), 981-995. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4976053

This paper introduces a simplified model [Rapid Aviation Noise Evaluator (RANE)] for the calculation of aviation noise within the context of multi-disciplinary strategic environmental assessment where input data are both limited and constrained by... Read More about A model for the rapid assessment of the impact of aviation noise near airports.

Una metodología para determinar la importancia de los criterios para priorizar las actuaciones contra el ruido del tráfico de carreteras A methodology to determine the significance of criteria for prioritizing road stretches for action against traffic noise (2017)
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stretches for action against traffic noise

El ruido del tráfico destaca de entre los impactos ambientales de las carreteras, situación que exige medidas para su reducción. El estudio crítico de los planes de acción contra el ruido publicados en España deja patente la generalizada falta de... Read More about Una metodología para determinar la importancia de los criterios para priorizar las actuaciones contra el ruido del tráfico de carreteras A methodology to determine the significance of criteria for prioritizing road stretches for action against traffic noise.

Subjective dominance as a basis for selecting frequency weightings (2016)
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Torija Martinez, A., Flindell, I., & Self, R. (2016). Subjective dominance as a basis for selecting frequency weightings. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 140(2), 843-854. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4960518

The objective of this paper is to propose and illustrate a simple approach for the selection of frequency weightings for the assessment of environmental and transportation noise. In recent years, the A-frequency weighting has become almost universa... Read More about Subjective dominance as a basis for selecting frequency weightings.

Selection of suitable alternatives to reduce the environmental impact of road traffic noise using a fuzzy multi-criteria decision model (2016)
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Ruiz-Padillo, A., Ruiz, D., Torija Martinez, A., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2016). Selection of suitable alternatives to reduce the environmental impact of road traffic noise using a fuzzy multi-criteria decision model. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 61, 8-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2016.06.003

Road traffic noise is one of the most significant environmental impacts generated by transport systems. To this regard, the recent implementation of the European Environmental Noise Directive by Public Administrations of the European Union member cou... Read More about Selection of suitable alternatives to reduce the environmental impact of road traffic noise using a fuzzy multi-criteria decision model.

Application of the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process in multi-criteria decision in noise action plans : prioritizing road stretches (2016)
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Ruiz-Padillo, A., Torija Martinez, A., Ramos-Ridao, A., & Ruiz, D. (2016). Application of the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process in multi-criteria decision in noise action plans : prioritizing road stretches. Environmental Modelling and Software, 81, 45-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.03.009

Traffic noise is one of the major environmental impacts of road infrastructures. Critical study of published Noise Action Plans (NAP) signals a widespread lack of objective criteria and methodologies for prioritizing actions against noise as well a... Read More about Application of the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process in multi-criteria decision in noise action plans : prioritizing road stretches.

A Bayesian method for model selection in environmental noise prediction (2016)
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Martin-Fernandez, L., Ruiz, D., Torija Martinez, A., & Miguez, J. (2016). A Bayesian method for model selection in environmental noise prediction. Journal of Environmental Informatics, 27(1), 31-42. https://doi.org/10.3808/jei.201500295

Environmental noise prediction and modeling are key factors for addressing a proper planning and management of urban sound environments. In this paper we propose a maximum a posteriori (MAP) method to compare nonlinear state-space models that descr... Read More about A Bayesian method for model selection in environmental noise prediction.

Erratum: Differences between road traffic and leisure noise in urban areas. Developing a model for automatic identification (Acta Acustica united with Acustica (2016) 102 (35-44) DOI 10.3813/AAA.918922) (2016)
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Ballesteros Garrido, M., Torija Martinez, A., Fernandez, M., & Ballesteros, J. (2016). Erratum: Differences between road traffic and leisure noise in urban areas. Developing a model for automatic identification (Acta Acustica united with Acustica (2016) 102 (35-44) DOI 10.3813/AAA.918922). Acta acustica united with Acustica, 102(2), 407-407. https://doi.org/10.3813/AAA.918957

Automated classification of urban locations for environmental noise impact assessment on the basis of road-traffic content (2016)
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Torija Martinez, A., & Ruiz, D. (2016). Automated classification of urban locations for environmental noise impact assessment on the basis of road-traffic content. Expert systems with applications, 53, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2016.01.011

Urban and road planners must take right decisions related to urban traffic management and controlling noise pollution. Their assessments and resolutions have important consequences on the annoyance of population exposed to road-traffic... Read More about Automated classification of urban locations for environmental noise impact assessment on the basis of road-traffic content.

Differences between road traffic and leisure noise in urban areas. Developing a model for automatic identification (2016)
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Ballesteros Garrido, M., Torija Martinez, A., Fernandez, M., & Ballesteros, J. (2016). Differences between road traffic and leisure noise in urban areas. Developing a model for automatic identification. Acta acustica united with Acustica, 102(1), 35-44. https://doi.org/10.3813/AAA.918922

Leisure and road traffic are two of the major contributors to environmental noise in urban agglomerations. This environmental problem is particularly important in some cities, where there is a massive circulation of traffic vehicles and numerous ou... Read More about Differences between road traffic and leisure noise in urban areas. Developing a model for automatic identification.

The subjective effect of low frequency content in road traffic noise (2015)
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Torija Martinez, A., & Flindell, I. (2015). The subjective effect of low frequency content in road traffic noise. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 137(1), 189-198. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4904542

Based on subjective listening trials, Torija and Flindell [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 135, 1–4 (2014)] observed that low frequency content in typical urban main road traffic noise appeared to make a smaller contribution to reported annoyance than might be... Read More about The subjective effect of low frequency content in road traffic noise.

A general procedure to generate models for urban environmental-noise pollution using feature selection and machine learning methods (2014)
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Torija Martinez, A., & Ruiz, D. (2015). A general procedure to generate models for urban environmental-noise pollution using feature selection and machine learning methods. Science of the Total Environment, 505, 680-693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.08.060

The prediction of environmental noise in urban environments requires the solution of a complex and non-linear problem, since there are complex relationships among themultitude of variables involved in the characterization andmodelling of environmen... Read More about A general procedure to generate models for urban environmental-noise pollution using feature selection and machine learning methods.