MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTIES IN DETERMINATION OF NOISE EMISSION - A REVIEW

In the course of the current preparations of various revised and new I nternational Standards on methods of measurement of machinery noise em ission, care is being taken to introduce clear statements regarding th e measurement uncertainties involved. This article highlights the grow ing importance of this issue, summarizes the statements of measurement uncertainty proposed for International Standards on noise emission me asurement methods, and reviews present knowledge of measurement variab ility Requirements for future work in order to provide full informatio n are identified.