COMPENSATION FOR AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER WITH A VARIABLE COMPENSATION INDUCTANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20230288546A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-14

    申请号:US18019339

    申请日:2021-07-28

    Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer having a piezoelectric element for use on a vehicle is disclosed. The transducer has a control and evaluation circuit for generating a control voltage for the piezoelectric element, which generates and emits an ultrasonic signal based on the control voltage, and for outputting an output signal on the basis of an echo signal received at the piezoelectric element. A gyrator circuit is included for providing a compensation inductance for adapting the control and evaluation circuit, for compensating for a parasitic connection capacitance of the piezoelectric element. The gyrator circuit has a variable compensation inductance. A method for compensating for an ultrasonic transducer having a piezoelectric element for adapting a reception sensitivity is also disclosed. The method involves recording a measurement variable for adapting the reception sensitivity, and compensating for the ultrasonic transducer by changing the compensation inductance of the gyrator circuit based on the recorded measurement variable.

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE TESTING OF ULTRASOUND PROBES
    105.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE TESTING OF ULTRASOUND PROBES 审中-公开
    超声探头测试方法与装置

    公开(公告)号:US20170067858A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-09

    申请号:US15119836

    申请日:2015-02-19

    Inventor: Björn SEGALL

    Abstract: There is provided a device for testing ultrasound probes comprising a plurality of transducing elements, said device comprising a plurality of ultrasound transmitter/receiver circuits, a computing device and a control device arranged to control the transmitter/receiver circuits and the computing device arranged to select an interrogation protocol from a plurality of different interrogation protocols, where each interrogation protocol comprises instructions for the order in which the plurality of transmitter/receiver circuits shall send voltage pulses to the transducers of the ultrasound probe.

    Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于测试包括多个换能元件的超声波探头的装置,所述装置包括多个超声波发射器/接收器电路,计算装置和控制装置,被配置为控制发射器/接收器电路和计算装置, 来自多个不同询问协议的询问协议,其中每个询问协议包括用于多个发射机/接收机电路将电压脉冲发送到超声波探头的换能器的顺序的指令。

    Infrasound generating device based on a displacement-feedback type vibration exciter
    106.
    发明授权
    Infrasound generating device based on a displacement-feedback type vibration exciter 有权
    基于位移反馈型振动激励器的次声发生装置

    公开(公告)号:US09539616B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-10

    申请号:US14130892

    申请日:2012-08-16

    CPC classification number: B06B1/10 B06B1/0246 B06B1/045 B06B2201/40 G01H3/005

    Abstract: The infrasound generating device based on a displacement-feedback type vibration exciter comprises a displacement-feedback type vibration exciter system, an infrasound generating chamber (3) and a laser vibrometer (1); the displacement feedback mechanism is adopted in the vibration exciter (2). The piston (31) is driven by the vibration exciter to move in a sinusoidal manner in the cavity (35) of the airtight infrasound generating chamber (3) and the standard infrasonic pressure signal with low harmonic distortion can be achieved. The displacement of the moving part (22) of the vibration exciter (2) can be measured by the laser vibrometer (1) through the measurement beam (15) injecting into the vibration exciter (2) through the optical channel running through the vibration exciter and the standard infrasonic pressure can also be obtained. The value of the standard sound pressure produced by the infrasound generating chamber is calculated. Such value is used as the calibration reference for the infrasound sensors (4) to be calibrated in order to achieve the primary calibration of the infrasound sensors. The standard infrasonic sensor can be installed inside the infrasound generating chamber (3) and the output of the standard infrasonic sensor can be used as the reference for the infrasonic sensor (4) to be calibrated in order to achieve the secondary calibration of the infrasound sensors. This invention has the advantages of technical maturity, high feasibility, easy to realize, high calibration accuracy and so on.

    Abstract translation: 基于位移反馈型振动激励器的次声发生装置包括位移反馈型振动激励器系统,次声发生室(3)和激光振动计(1); 振动激励器采用位移反馈机构(2)。 活塞(31)由振动激励器驱动,以正弦方式在气密次声发生室(3)的空腔(35)中移动,并且可以实现具有低谐波失真的标准次声波压力信号。 振动激励器(2)的移动部件(22)的位移可以通过激光振动计(1)通过穿过振动激励器的光学通道射入振动激励器(2)的测量光束(15)来测量 并且还可以获得标准的次声波压力。 计算由次声发生室产生的标准声压的值。 这样的值被用作待校准的次声传感器(4)的校准参考,以便实现次声传感器的主要校准。 标准的次声传感器可以安装在次声发生室(3)的内部,标准的次声传感器的输出可以作为参考,以便进行校准,以实现次声传感器(2)的二次校准 。 本发明具有技术成熟,可行性高,易于实现,校准精度高等优点。

    Fault Tolerant Detector Assembly
    108.
    发明申请
    Fault Tolerant Detector Assembly 有权
    容错检测器组件

    公开(公告)号:US20140184383A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-03

    申请号:US13730806

    申请日:2012-12-28

    Abstract: A method for forming a fault tolerant detector assembly is presented. The method includes providing a sensor array having a plurality of sensor elements, providing an electronics layer having a plurality of electronics cells, where the plurality of electronics cells corresponds to the plurality of sensor elements in the sensor array, introducing a status indicator element in each of the plurality of the electronics cells, where the status indicator element is configured to store a status of a corresponding sensor element, scanning the plurality of sensor elements in the sensor array to identify the status of the plurality of sensor elements in the sensor array, generating a functionality map based on the identified status of the plurality of sensor elements in the sensor array, and selectively programming the status indicator elements based on the functionality map to form a fault tolerant detector assembly.

    Abstract translation: 提出了形成容错检测器组件的方法。 该方法包括提供具有多个传感器元件的传感器阵列,提供具有多个电子单元的电子层,其中多个电子单元对应于传感器阵列中的多个传感器元件,在每个传感器阵列中引入状态指示元件 在所述多个电子单元中,所述状态指示器元件被配置为存储对应的传感器元件的状态,扫描所述传感器阵列中的所述多个传感器元件以识别所述传感器阵列中的所述多个传感器元件的状态, 基于所述传感器阵列中的所述多个传感器元件的识别状态生成功能图,以及基于所述功能图选择性地编程所述状态指示符元件以形成容错检测器组件。

    Transducer health diagnostics for structural health monitoring (SHM) systems
    109.
    发明授权
    Transducer health diagnostics for structural health monitoring (SHM) systems 有权
    用于结构健康监测(SHM)系统的传感器健康诊断

    公开(公告)号:US07487059B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-03

    申请号:US11766445

    申请日:2007-06-21

    Abstract: A method for diagnosing the health of a transducer may include transmitting a signal to a transducer to cause the transducer to transmit a stress wave into an object being monitored, wherein the signal has a predetermined frequency range or bandwidth. The method may also include receiving response data for the transducer and transforming the response data to data representative of an impedance curve of impedance versus frequency for the predetermined frequency range. The method may further include extracting selected parameters from the impedance curve to diagnose the health of the transducer.

    Abstract translation: 用于诊断换能器健康的方法可以包括将信号发送到换能器以使得换能器将应力波传输到被监视的对象中,其中该信号具有预定的频率范围或带宽。 该方法还可以包括接收换能器的响应数据,并将响应数据转换成代表预定频率范围的阻抗对频率的阻抗曲线的数据。 该方法还可以包括从阻抗曲线提取所选参数以诊断换能器的健康状况。

    Method and system for control of probe heating using lens reflection pulse-echo feedback

    公开(公告)号:US06610011B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-08-26

    申请号:US09752481

    申请日:2000-12-27

    Inventor: Charles D. Emery

    Abstract: A method and system for controlling probe heating in an ultrasound system is disclosed. The method and system comprises electrically exciting a transducer within the probe; and detecting at least one pulse characteristic from the excited transducer. The method and system further includes analyzing at least one pulse characteristic to determine if the probe is coupling into a reflecting medium such as air or into tissue. Accordingly, a system and method in accordance with the present invention detects when an ultrasound transducer is coupling energy into a patient or into a reflecting medium such as air. In so doing, the thermal performance of the transducer improves by allowing an increase in the duration and level of the transducer excitation voltage.

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