NO976115L - FremgangsmÕte og apparat for ultralydstrÕleforming ved hjelp av dynamisk varierbare tidsforsinkelser - Google Patents

FremgangsmÕte og apparat for ultralydstrÕleforming ved hjelp av dynamisk varierbare tidsforsinkelser

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NO976115L
NO976115L NO976115A NO976115A NO976115L NO 976115 L NO976115 L NO 976115L NO 976115 A NO976115 A NO 976115A NO 976115 A NO976115 A NO 976115A NO 976115 L NO976115 L NO 976115L
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Steven C Miller
Gregory A Lillegard
Daniel C Milon
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Gen Electric
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
    • G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
    • G10K11/34—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering
    • G10K11/341—Circuits therefor
    • G10K11/345—Circuits therefor using energy switching from one active element to another
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/523—Details of pulse systems
    • G01S7/526—Receivers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
    • G01S7/52023—Details of receivers
    • G01S7/52025—Details of receivers for pulse systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
    • G01S7/52023—Details of receivers
    • G01S7/52034—Data rate converters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
    • G01S7/52046—Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver

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  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)

Abstract

Ultralydavsøkingssystem som benytter sektoravsøkning ved hjelp av en rekke transduktorer (12) anordnet i en gruppe (10) og hvor de enkelte transduktorer har bestemt faseforhold til hverandre, med en separat mottakerkanal for hver enkelt transduktor (12) i gruppen (10). Hver kanal (35) innfører en tidsforsinkelse for det ekkosignal som frembringes ved refleksjon mot et medium, fra hver enkelt transduktor i gruppen. De forsinkede ekkosignaler summeres slik at det dannes en styrt, dynamisk fokusert og dynamisk vindusavgrenset mottakerstråle selv når den utsendte ultralydstråle ikke stammer fra transduktorgruppens (10) sentrum. Mottakeren har en stråledanner i form av en stråleenhet (50), og denne enhet omfatter et multiplum av stråledannende kanaler (35). Enheten (50) øker dynamisk forsinkelsene i hver kanal uten å innføre uønskede diskontinuiteter, ved kombinasjon og synkronisering av en krets (101) en interpolator (107), idet den siste bruker såkalte "Wallacetre-summeringskretser" (115) for å summere sammen binærsifferfor- skjøvne versjoner av inngangssignalene på digital form. Antallet summeringer er mindre enn antallet blnærsifre som ellers ville vært nødvendig for å representere ekvivalente koeffisienter ved en matrise- behandling. Dette reduserer antallet komponenter som trengs i kretser for å håndtere stråledannelsen, i forhold til den konvensjonelle teknikk, særlig der det brukes multiplikatorer med forskyvnings- og summeringskretser, i et antall som tilsvarer antallet binærsifre i koeffi- sientene.
NO976115A 1996-12-30 1997-12-29 FremgangsmÕte og apparat for ultralydstrÕleforming ved hjelp av dynamisk varierbare tidsforsinkelser NO976115L (no)

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