Facilities
- NSMRL Unique Physical Facilities
- Two Hyperbaric Chambers - Saturation and Hypobaric Capability
- 1000 m3 Anechoic Chamber
- 145 m3 Reverberant Chamber
- Ten Sound proof Audio Testing Booths
- Vision and Auditory Research Suites
- Technical Library & Graphics Studio
- Waterfront Access (Submarines and Diving)
- Diving Work Boat
The NSMRL auditory laboratory includes a large, 1000 m3 Anechoic Chamber. The suspended cable floor and fiberglass wedges provide an "echo-free" environment that is essential for efforts on spatialized auditory displays and transducer evaluation. Additionally, there are ten fully instrumented soundproof booths and a reverberant room. These facilities are integral to the work on human-machine interfaces, combat systems displays, hearing conservation, audio signal enhancement, noise reduction techniques, and diver hearing.
The laboratory has a 142 m3 enclosed atmosphere testing environment and facilities for cardiopulmonary and metabolic workload assessment. Close collaboration on several projects has been maintained with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom and its facilities at Alverstoke, England.
NSMRL's diving research program is supported by a saturation diving chamber certified to pressures simulating 350 fsw and a fully instrumented hyperbaric treatment chamber. Both chambers are capable of supporting multi-diver teams and associated medical, physiological, and exercise equipment.
The laboratory also maintains an enclosed 25-foot Boston Whaler equipped with GPS and radar, to support open water diving research.
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