ZA893319B - Acoustic range finding system - Google Patents

Acoustic range finding system

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Publication number
ZA893319B
ZA893319B ZA893319A ZA893319A ZA893319B ZA 893319 B ZA893319 B ZA 893319B ZA 893319 A ZA893319 A ZA 893319A ZA 893319 A ZA893319 A ZA 893319A ZA 893319 B ZA893319 B ZA 893319B
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echoes
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ZA893319A
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Inventor
Steven J Woodward
J Woodward Steven
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Federal Ind Ind Group Inc
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Publication of ZA893319B publication Critical patent/ZA893319B/xx

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
    • G01F23/296—Acoustic waves
    • G01F23/2962—Measuring transit time of reflected waves
    • 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
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • 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
    • G01S7/527—Extracting wanted echo signals
    • G01S7/5273—Extracting wanted echo signals using digital techniques
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S367/00—Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
    • Y10S367/901—Noise or unwanted signal reduction in nonseismic receiving system
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S367/00—Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
    • Y10S367/908—Material level detection, e.g. liquid level

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Levels Of Liquids Or Fluent Solid Materials (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
ZA893319A 1988-05-05 1989-05-05 Acoustic range finding system ZA893319B (en)

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US07/190,391 US4890266A (en) 1987-04-22 1988-05-05 Acoustic range finding system

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US (1) US4890266A (fr)
EP (1) EP0340953B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2701937B2 (fr)
AT (1) ATE69894T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU621610B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA1301908C (fr)
DE (1) DE68900470D1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2028438T3 (fr)
GR (1) GR3003853T3 (fr)
ZA (1) ZA893319B (fr)

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AU3374789A (en) 1989-11-09
EP0340953A3 (en) 1989-11-23
JPH0262992A (ja) 1990-03-02
GR3003853T3 (fr) 1993-03-16
CA1301908C (fr) 1992-05-26
DE68900470D1 (de) 1992-01-09
EP0340953B1 (fr) 1991-11-27
US4890266A (en) 1989-12-26
EP0340953A2 (fr) 1989-11-08
AU621610B2 (en) 1992-03-19
JP2701937B2 (ja) 1998-01-21
ATE69894T1 (de) 1991-12-15

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