mechanical coupler

7.28 mechanical coupler. Device that presents a specified mechanical impedance to a vibrator applied with a specified static force and equipped with an electromechanical transducer to measure the alternating force level at the surface of contact between vibrator and mechanical coupler.

Annotation A mechanical coupler is specified in ANSI/ASA S3.13.

Standards Terms: equivalent threshold force level (monaural listening)
Standards Terms: free-field equivalent bone vibrator output level
Standards Terms: reference equivalent threshold force level
Standards Terms: mechanical coupler

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mechanical coupler
7.48 mechanical coupler. Device to present a specified mechanical impedance to a vibrator applied with a specified static force and equipped with an electromechanical transducer to measure the mechanical force level at the surface of contact between vibrator and mechanical coupler. Annotation See also 7.56.

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Standards Terms: electromechanical transducer
Standards Terms: mechanical coupler
Standards Terms: impedance
Standards Terms: level

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