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Inter-Floor Noise Monitoring System for Multi-Dwelling Houses Using Smartphones

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  • Suhyun Kang

    (School of Architecture, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea)

  • Seungho Kim

    (Department of Architecture, Yeungnam University College, 170 Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 42415, Korea)

  • Dongeun Lee

    (School of Architecture & Civil and Architectural Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Korea)

  • Sangyong Kim

    (School of Architecture, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea)

Abstract

The noise between the floors in apartment buildings is becoming a social problem, and the number of disputes related to it are increasing every year. However, laypersons will find it difficult to use the sound level meters because they are expensive, delicate, bulky, etc. Therefore, this study proposes a system to monitor the noise between the floors, that will measure the sound and estimate the location of the noise using the sensors and applications in smartphones. To evaluate how this system can be used effectively within an apartment building, a case study has been performed to verify its validity. The result shows that the mean absolute error (MAE) between the actual noise generating position and the estimated noise source location was measured at 2.8 m, with a minimum error of 1.2 m and a maximum error of 4.3 m. This means that smartphones, in the future, can be used as low-cost monitoring and evaluation devices to measure the noise between the floors in apartment buildings.

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  • Suhyun Kang & Seungho Kim & Dongeun Lee & Sangyong Kim, 2020. "Inter-Floor Noise Monitoring System for Multi-Dwelling Houses Using Smartphones," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:12:p:5065-:d:374574
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    1. Sunkuk Kim, 2021. "Technology and Management for Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructures," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-3, August.

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