SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING VOICE INTELLIGIBILITY FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE MOUNTED TO A RESPIRATORY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT

摘要

The subject matter disclosed herein relates to measuring voice or speech intelligibility for a communication device mounted on respiratory protection equipment. The method includes positioning a communication device and an audio sensor on a respiratory protection equipment test apparatus at predetermined source and receptacle locations relative to one another, the receptacle location corresponding to a location proximate to an ear of a first responder, the source location corresponding to a location on the RPE, the audio sensor comprising a microphone configured to receive sound waves.