Abstract:
An arrangement to controllably vibrate a resiliently supported body including electromagnetic drive means energizable to vibrate the body, means to control the device means, means to detect the actual vibration of the body, the control means including digital signal processing means to produce a control pulse train representing a required phased difference from the detected vibration to control the energization of the drive means with an independently set phase difference from the detected frequency to sustain the vibration of the body.
Abstract:
A piezoelectric buzzer directly secured to a portion of a wrist watch casing and driven to vibrate the casing and produce an alarm sound. Associated circuitry alternately drives the piezoelectric buzzer at two different frequencies having a frequency ratio of 4:5 and at monotonically decreasing amplitudes as to produce alarm sounds like chimes.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a constant amplitude controller with feedback control for a vibratory feeder apparatus wherein a controlled rectifier is used to rectify the A.C. line voltage applied to the feeder solenoid and to control the voltage to the feeder solenoid. Triggering of the controlled rectifier is accomplished by a bias control signal which is composed of an A.C. phase shift voltage superpositioned by a variable D.C. bias voltage. Mechanical coupling is provided between the solenoid and a transducer which provides feedback to control logic circuitry. In the control logic circuitry, the signal received from the transducer is compared with a signal received from an operator adjusted potentiometer. In this manner, the desired amplitude of the vibrator apparatus is compared with the actual amplitude of the vibrator apparatus and, if there is a discrepancy, the control logic circuitry modifies the amount of control voltage being transferred by the controlled rectifier.
Abstract:
A wide bandwidth, ultrasonic frequency transducer drive circuit incorporates a first unidirectional signal path from a source of drive signals to the transducer. A second unidirectional signal path from the source of drive signals couples signals away from the transducer. A circuit resonant with the transducer causes a relatively high signal voltage to be developed across this transducer.
Abstract:
A polarizing DC voltage is generated at the capacitance of an ultrasonic transducer and then short circuited by a parallelly arranged electronic switch controlled by the command signal frequency to be radiated. A direct current stored in an inductance during the shorting phase is supplied by way of a decoupling diode to the electrodes to the electrostatic transducer upon opening of the switch thereby generating a polarizing DC voltage for the transducer which is regenerated periodically. For achieving additional energy recuperation, a booster capacitor is disposed in series with the inductance and a booster diode is connected in parallel with the booster capacitor and a portion of the inductance.
Abstract:
A piezoelectric sensor, a manufacturing method thereof and an electronic device are provided. The piezoelectric sensor includes a substrate, an active layer, the active layer being disposed at a side of the substrate: a first electrode, the first electrode being disposed at a side of the active laver a wav from the substrate, and the first electrode including a plurality of sub-electrodes disposed at intervals: a piezoelectric layer, the piezoelectric layer being disposed at a side of the first electrode away from the active layer; and a second electrode, the second electrode being disposed at a side of the piezoelectric layer away from the first electrode. The active layer is configured to be capable of switching between an insulating state and a conducting state, and in the conducting state the active layer is capable of conducting the plurality of sub-electrodes.
Abstract:
Microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices and associated methods are disclosed. Piezoelectric MEMS transducers (PMUTs) suitable for integration with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuit (IC), as well as PMUT arrays having high fill factor for fingerprint sensing, are described.
Abstract:
Some disclosed implementations include an ultrasonic sensor stack and an acoustic resonator. The acoustic resonator may be configured to enhance ultrasonic waves transmitted by the ultrasonic sensor stack in an ultrasonic frequency range that is suitable for ultrasonic fingerprint sensors. In some examples, the acoustic resonator may include one or more low-impedance layers residing between a first higher-impedance layer and a second higher-impedance layer. Each of the one or more low-impedance layers may have a lower acoustic impedance than an acoustic impedance of the first higher-impedance layer or an acoustic impedance of the second higher-impedance layer. At least one low-impedance layer may have a thickness corresponding to a multiple of a half wavelength at a peak frequency of the acoustic resonator. The peak frequency may be within a frequency range from 1 MHz. to 20 MHz.
Abstract:
A vibration signal generation apparatus includes an absolute value signal generator configured to generate an absolute value signal by detecting an absolute value of amplitude of an acoustic signal, an envelope signal generator configured to generate an envelope signal by detecting an envelope of the absolute value signal, a differentiator configured to differentiate the envelope signal, an amplitude limiter configured to generate an amplitude-limited signal by limiting amplitude of the envelope signal so that an amplitude value of the differentiated envelope signal becomes zero or greater, and a vibration signal generator configured to generate a vibration signal by multiplying the amplitude-limited signal by a reference signal having a frequency that allows a human to perceive a vibration.