It is generally accepted that the middle ear acts mainly as a linear system for sound
pressures up to 130dB SPL in the auditory frequency range. However, at quasi-static …

Single point laser vibrometry has been used in the past to measure heart pulses. The
application of laser measurements in medical applications makes it possible to measure …

The mammalian hearing organ consists of the external ear (auricle and ear canal) followed
by the middle ear (eardrum and ossicles) and the inner ear (cochlea). Its function is to …

At audible Frequencies and at sound pressure below 96 dB SPL the mammalian middle ear
is known to behave as an almost entirely linear system. However, as we go to higher sound …

A frequency domain, parametric identification procedure for single-input, single output time-
varying systems is presented. The output of the model is built as a time-varying weighted …

Introduction The primary function of the middle ear is to bridge the acoustic impedance
difference between air in the ear canal and the fluid of the cochlea. At audible frequencies …

Recently, a new signal analysis method was developed to detect small non-linear distortions
in weakly non-linear systems using specially designed broadband excitation signals, ie odd …

Grab a time-varying system, excite it with a multisine and see what happens. This was the
first simulation I performed when I started my PhD research at dept. ELEC, VUB in August …

The hearing organ in mammals is a complex and interesting system which performs a whole
range of tasks in the transmission of acoustic signals from the external environment to the …

Abstract Since 1991, Measurement Science and Technology has awarded a Best Paper
prize. The Editorial Board of this journal believes that such a prize is an opportunity to thank …