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ASC S1 – Acoustics

S1/WG01Standard Microphones and their Calibration
S1/WG02
Attenuation of Sound in the Atmosphere
S1/WG04Measurement of Sound Pressure Levels in Air
S1/WG05Weighting Networks and Band Pass Filter Sets
S1/WG07Personal Noise Dosimeters
S1/WG09Calibration of Underwater Electroacoustic Transducers
S1/WG15Noise Canceling Microphones
S1/WG16
FFT Acoustical Analyzers
S1/ WG17
Sound Level Meters and Integrating Sound Level Meters
S1/WG19Characterization of Windscreen Acoustical Performance
S1/WG20Ground Impedance and Attenuation of Sound due to the Ground
S1/WG21Electromagnetic Susceptibility (EMS) of Acoustical Instruments
S1/WG22 Bubble Detection and Cavitation Monitoring
S1/WG24Design Response of Weighting Networks for Acoustical Measurements
S1/WG25Specification for Acoustical Calibrators
S1/WG26High Frequency Calibration of the Pressure Sensitivity of Microphones
S1/WG27Acoustical Terminology
S1/WG28Passive Acoustic Monitoring for Marine Mammal Mitigation for Seismic Surveys
S1/WG29Preferred Frequencies, Frequency Levels, and Band Numbers for Acoustical Measurements
S1/WG30Reference Quantities
S1/WG31Materials for Electro-Mechanical Transduction
S1/WG32Abbreviations, Letter Symbols, and Graphical Presentation

ASC S2 – Mechanical Vibration and Shock

S2/WG01Working Group on S2 Advisory Planning Committee
S2/WG02Standard Terminology for Mechanical Vibration and Shock
S2/WG03

Working Group on Signal Processing Methods

S2/WG04Characterization of the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Viscoelastic Polymers
S2/WG05 Use and Calibration of Vibration and Shock Measuring Instruments
S2/WG06

Working Group on Vibration and Shock Actuators

S2/WG07
Working Group on Acquisition of Mechanical Vibration and Shock Measurement Data
S2/WG08Analysis Methods of Structural Dynamics
S2/WG09
Working Group on Training and Accreditation
S2/WG10Operational Monitoring and Condition Evaluation
S2/WG11Measurement and Evaluation of Structure-borne Noise and Mechanical Vibration of Ships
S2/WG12
Measurement and Evaluation of Structures and Structural Systems for Assessment and Condition Monitoring
S2/WG13
Working Group on Shock Test Requirements for Shelf-Mounted and Other Commercial Electronic Systems
S2/WG14Working Group on Measurement and Prediction of Ground-Borne Noise and Vibration
S2/WG15Shaft Alignment Methodology
S2/WG16Auxiliary Equipment for Shock and Vibration Measurements
S2/WG39Human Exposure to Mechanical Vibration and Shock (joint with S3)
S2/WG54Atmospheric Blast Effects

ASC S3 – Bioacoustics

S3/WG35Audiometric Equipment
S3/WG36Subjective Speech Intelligibility Testing
S3/WG37Couplers, Ear Simulators, Manikins, and Earphones
S3/WG39Human Exposure to Mechanical Vibration and Shock
S3/WG48Hearing Aid Measurement
S3/WG48/SC-DFSHearing Aid – Digital Feedback Subcommittee
S3/WG51Auditory Magnitudes (Loudness)
S3/WG56Criteria for Background Noise for Audiometric Testing
S3/WG58Hearing Conservation Criteria
S3/WG59Measurement of Speech Levels
S3/WG67
Manikins
S3/WG71Working Group on Artificial Mouths
S3/WG72Measurement of Auditory Evoked Potentials
S3/WG73Bioacoustical Terminology
S3/WG79Methods for Calculation of the Speech Intelligibility Index
S3/WG80
Probe-tube Measurements of Hearing Aid Performance
S3/WG81Hearing Assistance Technologies
S3/WG82Basic Vestibular Function Test Battery
S3/WG83
Sound Field Audiometry
S3/WG84Otoacoustic Emissions
S3/WG85Allocation of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
S3/WG86
Audiometric Data Structures
S3/WG87Human Response to Repetitive Mechanical Shock
S3/WG88Audible Emergency Evacuation Signals
S3/WG89
Spatial Audiometry in Real and Virtual Environments
S3/WG90
Animal Bioacoustics Terminology
S3/WG91Text-to-Speech Synthesis Systems
S3/WG92
Effects of Sound on Fish and Turtles
S3/WG93Rotary Chair for Vestibular Function Testing
S3/WG94Localization Standards

S3/SC 1 – Animal Bioacoustics

S3/SC1 WG01
Working Group on Animal Bioacoustics Terminology
S3/SC1 WG02Effects of Sound on Fish and Turtles
S3/SC1 WG03Working Group on Towed Array Passive Acoustic Operations for Bioacoustic Applications
S3/SC1 WG04Description and Measurement of the Ambient Sound in Parks, Wilderness Areas, and Other Quiet and/or Pristine Areas
S3/SC1 WG05
Noise and Vibration in Animal Laboratory Facilities
S3/SC1 WG06
Evoked Potential Testing of Toothed Whale Hearing
S3/SC1 WG07

Acoustic Metadata for Passive Acoustic Monitoring

ASC S12 – Noise

S12/WG03Measurement of Noise from Information Technology and Telecommunications Equipment
S12/WG05 Working Group on Guidelines for the Preparation of Procedures for the Determination of Noise Emission from Sources
S12/WG06Insertion Loss of Outdoor Noise Barriers at Sites of Interest
S12/WG09Annoyance Response to Impulsive Noise
S12/WG11Hearing Protector Attenuation and Performance
S12/WG12
Evaluation of Hearing Conservation Programs
S12/WG13Method for the Selection of Hearing Protectors that Optimize the Ability to Communicate
S12/WG14Measurement of the Noise Attenuation of Active and/or Passive Level Dependent Hearing Protective Devices
S12/WG15Measurement and Evaluation of Outdoor Community Noise
S12/WG18Criteria for Room Noise
S12/WG19
Measurement of Occupational Noise Exposure (partly parallel to ISO/TC 43/SC1/WG19 – ISO 9612)
S12/WG23Determination of Sound Power
S12/WG27Outdoor Measurement of Sound Pressure Level
S12/WG29Field Measurement of the Sound Output of Audible Public-Warning Devices (Sirens)
S12/WG31
Predicting Sound Pressure Levels Outdoors
S12/WG32Methods for Measurement of Impulse Noise
S12/WG33Revision of ANSI S5.1-1971 Test Code for the Measurement of Sound from Pneumatic Equipment
S12/WG34Methodology for Implementing a Hearing Conservation Program
S12/WG36Development of Methods for Using Sound Quality
S12/WG37Measuring Sleep Disturbance Due to Noise
S12/WG38Noise Labeling in Products
S12/WG40Measurement of the Noise Aboard Ships
S12/WG41Model Community Noise Ordinances
S12/WG43Rating Noise with Respect to Speech Interference
S12/WG44Speech Privacy
S12/WG45Measurement of Occupational Noise Exposure from Telephone Equipment
S12/WG46Acoustical Performance Criteria for Relocatable Classrooms
S12/WG47Underwater Noise Measurements of Ships
S12/WG48 Railroad horn sound emission testing
S12/WG49Noise from hand-operated power tools, excluding pneumatic tools
S12/WG50Information Technology (IT) Equipment in Classrooms
S12/WG51
Procedure for Measuring the Ambient Noise Level in a Room
S12/WG52Classroom Acoustics
S12/WG53High Performance Aircraft Noise Measurement
S12/WG54Measurement of Low Frequency Sound
S12/WG56Assessing Visitor Response to Noise at Parks
S12/WG57Acoustic Standards for Physical Education Teaching Environments
S12/WG58Small Unmanned Aerial System Sound Measurement
S12/L1Noise Emitted by Rotating Electrical Machines (liaison to ISO/TC 43/SC1/WG13)
S12/L2Measurement of Noise from Pneumatic Compressors Tools and Machines (liaison to ISO/TC 43/SC1/WG9)
S12/L3Measurement and Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Noise (liaison to ISO/TC 43/SC1/WG8)
S12/L4Measurement and Evaluation of Aircraft Noise (liaison to SAE Committee A-21)
S12/L5Environmental Acoustics (liaison to ASTM E-33)
S12/L6Construction-Agricultural Sound Level (liaison to SAE)
S12/L7Specialized Vehicle and Equipment Sound Level (liaison to SAE)
S12/L8Measurement of Industrial Sound (liaison to ASME PTC 36)