In this vein, the field of sound quality has been expanding rapidly in the past decades. This is particularly important for vehicle interior sound and therefore for vehicle manufacturers who wish to attach a positive impression to their products and to improve users satisfaction. The sounds of consumer products influence the general perception of these products. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Furthermore, statistical analysis results confirm that adding virtual participants to the original data using a bootstrapping approach helps highlighting key information without altering the validity of the results.
Equalized loudness tests provide a finer sensory profile than those obtained using non-equalized sound samples. Results from these studies were used to establish the sensory profiles, desire-to-buy values and desirable sound profiles regarding the tested vehicles. Additionally, this study also investigates the effect of loudness equalization of the sound samples used during the listening tests. In this paper, the sound quality of side-by-side utility vehicles is investigated using the rapid sensory profile measurement method, and then by creating virtual participants using bootstrapping methods. The motivation of this work was the need to explore new and faster methods for quicker and simpler sound quality evaluation. Therefore, there is a need to provide tools based on scientific methodology to acoustical engineers designing such vehicles. Sound quality is part of this sensory experience and is critical for products such as sports or utility vehicles as the sound conveys the impression of power or efficiency, among others. * Corresponding author: sensory perception of products influences the relationship of potential users or buyers with these products. École des Arts Visuels et Médiatiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, 405, rue Sainte-Catherine Est, Montréal, H2L 2C4 Québec, Canada de l’Université, Sherbrooke, J1K 2R1 Québec, CanadaĬentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music, Media, and Technology, McGill University, 527 Sherbrooke St.
Groupe d’Acoustique de l’Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 Boul. Abdelghani Benghanem 1 ,2 *, Olivier Valentin 1 ,2, Philippe-Aubert Gauthier 2 ,3 and Alain Berry 1 ,2
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