Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a control method and a control system of ultrasonic equipment.
To achieve one of the above objects, a control method of an ultrasound apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: s1, acquiring the control quantity of the ultrasonic equipment, wherein the control quantity is the value of a preset input voltage variable when the ultrasonic probe stably runs;
acquiring a first voltage output value and a second voltage output value received by the ultrasonic probe in real time;
the first voltage output value is one of a positive voltage output value or a negative voltage output value; the second voltage output value is the other one of a positive voltage output value or a negative voltage output value;
s2, judging whether the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity and the difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value are zero at the same time;
if yes, go directly to step S3;
if not, adjusting the first voltage output value and/or the second voltage output value to make the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the controlled variable and the difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value be zero at the same time, and then executing step S3;
s3, receiving the first voltage output value and the second voltage output value simultaneously to generate a transmitting sound wave to the measured object;
s4, receiving the reflected sound wave of the object to be measured and converting the reflected sound wave into electric pulse;
and S5, converting the electric pulse signal into an ultrasonic image and outputting the ultrasonic image.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the step S2 specifically includes:
if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity is zero and the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is not zero, the first voltage output value is maintained, and error convergence operation is performed on the second voltage output value until the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the step S2 specifically includes:
if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity is not zero, the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero;
performing an error convergence operation on the first voltage output value until an absolute value difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the controlled variable is zero;
and then executing error convergence operation on the second voltage output value until the absolute value difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the step S2 specifically includes:
if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity is not zero, the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero;
an error convergence operation is performed on the first voltage output value and simultaneously on the second voltage output value while adjusting the first voltage output value each time to keep the absolute value difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value always zero.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the step S2 specifically includes:
if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity and the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value are not zero;
performing an error convergence operation on the first voltage output value until an absolute value difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the controlled variable is zero;
judging whether the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero,
if yes, go to step S3;
if not, performing an error convergence operation on the second voltage output value, and when the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero, proceeding to step S3.
To achieve one of the above objects, a control system of an ultrasound apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the voltage acquisition module is used for acquiring the control quantity of the ultrasonic equipment, wherein the control quantity is a preset input voltage variable value when the ultrasonic probe stably runs;
acquiring a first voltage output value and a second voltage output value received by the ultrasonic probe in real time;
the first voltage output value is one of a positive voltage output value or a negative voltage output value; the second voltage output value is the other one of a positive voltage output value or a negative voltage output value;
the voltage processing module is used for judging whether the difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the absolute value of the control quantity and the difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value are zero at the same time;
if so, driving an ultrasonic host to transmit positive and negative pulses to the ultrasonic probe according to the current first voltage output value and the current second voltage output value;
if not, adjusting a first voltage output value and/or a second voltage output value to enable the absolute value difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity and the difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value to be zero at the same time, and then driving an ultrasonic host to transmit positive and negative pulses to the ultrasonic probe according to the current first voltage output value and the current second voltage output value;
the pulse processing module is used for receiving the first voltage output value and the second voltage output value simultaneously so as to generate a transmitting sound wave to a measured object;
receiving the reflected sound wave of the measured object and converting the reflected sound wave into electric pulse;
and the image processing output module is used for converting the electric pulse signal into an ultrasonic image and outputting the ultrasonic image.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the voltage processing module is specifically configured to:
if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity is zero and the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is not zero, the first voltage output value is maintained, and error convergence operation is performed on the second voltage output value until the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the voltage processing module is specifically configured to:
if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity is not zero, the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero;
performing an error convergence operation on the first voltage output value until an absolute value difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the controlled variable is zero;
and then executing error convergence operation on the second voltage output value until the absolute value difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the voltage processing module is specifically configured to:
if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity is not zero, the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero;
an error convergence operation is performed on the first voltage output value and simultaneously on the second voltage output value while adjusting the first voltage output value each time to keep the absolute value difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value always zero.
As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the voltage processing module is specifically configured to:
if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity and the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value are not zero;
performing an error convergence operation on the first voltage output value until an absolute value difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the controlled variable is zero;
judging whether the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero,
if so, driving an ultrasonic host to transmit positive and negative pulses to the ultrasonic probe according to the current first voltage output value and the current second voltage output value;
and if not, performing error convergence operation on the second voltage output value, and driving the ultrasonic host to transmit positive and negative pulses to the ultrasonic probe according to the current first voltage output value and the second voltage output value after the absolute value difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: according to the control method and the control system of the ultrasonic equipment, the positive and negative voltage amplitudes of the power supply are adjusted through a control quantity, so that the symmetry of the positive and negative voltage amplitudes transmitted to the ultrasonic probe is automatically maintained, other intervention is not needed, the process error is reduced, the precision of the positive and negative voltage output symmetry is improved, and the imaging quality is further ensured.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments shown in the drawings. These embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention, and structural, methodological, or functional changes made by those skilled in the art according to these embodiments are included in the scope of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1, in an embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling an ultrasound apparatus includes:
s1, acquiring the control quantity of the ultrasonic equipment, wherein the control quantity is the value of a preset input voltage variable when the ultrasonic probe stably runs; acquiring a first voltage output value and a second voltage output value received by the ultrasonic probe in real time; the first voltage output value is one of a positive voltage output value or a negative voltage output value; the second voltage output value is the other of a positive voltage output value or a negative voltage output value.
Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes: s2, judging whether the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity and the difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value are zero at the same time; if yes, go directly to step S3; if not, adjusting the first voltage output value and/or the second voltage output value to make the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the controlled variable and the difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value be zero at the same time, and then executing step S3.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step S2 specifically includes: if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity is zero and the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is not zero, the first voltage output value is maintained, and error convergence operation is performed on the second voltage output value until the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step S2 specifically includes: if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity is not zero, the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero; performing an error convergence operation on the first voltage output value until an absolute value difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the controlled variable is zero; and then executing error convergence operation on the second voltage output value until the absolute value difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step S2 specifically includes: if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity is not zero, the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero; an error convergence operation is performed on the first voltage output value and simultaneously on the second voltage output value while adjusting the first voltage output value each time to keep the absolute value difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value always zero.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step S2 specifically includes: if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity and the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value are not zero; performing an error convergence operation on the first voltage output value until an absolute value difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the controlled variable is zero; judging whether the absolute value difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero, if yes, entering step S3; if not, performing an error convergence operation on the second voltage output value, and when the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero, proceeding to step S3.
In a specific example of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the excitation power source in the ultrasound apparatus includes: the positive and negative power supply unit is used for providing an input voltage value, the positive voltage output unit, the negative voltage output unit, the positive and negative voltage automatic regulating unit and the control quantity input unit;
in the operation process of the ultrasonic equipment, the positive and negative power supply units continuously provide voltage for the positive voltage output unit and the negative voltage output unit, the positive and negative power supply units collect voltage outputs generated by the positive voltage output unit and the negative voltage output unit respectively, meanwhile, the positive and negative power supply units collect parameter variables of the control quantity input unit and judge whether the input voltage value needs to be adjusted or not according to the method of the step S2, the amplitude is adjusted, further, the adjustment result is input into the positive and negative power supply units again for cycle operation, and therefore the input voltage value of the ultrasonic probe is monitored and maintained in real time.
Referring to fig. 4, a circuit implementation of the excitation power supply is formed by connecting a first absolute difference circuit, a second absolute difference circuit, a first error convergence circuit, and a second error convergence circuit.
The first absolute value difference circuit is used for acquiring a positive voltage output value O1 of the positive voltage output unit and a parameter variable K1 of the control quantity input unit, and sending an absolute value difference e1 of the positive voltage output value O1 and the parameter variable K1 to the first error convergence circuit, when the absolute value difference e1 is not zero, the first error convergence circuit adjusts the positive voltage output value according to the method shown in the step S2, outputs an adjusted result and circularly sends the adjusted result to the first absolute value difference circuit;
the second absolute value difference circuit is used for acquiring a positive voltage output value O1 of the positive voltage output unit and a negative voltage output value O2 of the negative voltage output unit, and sending an absolute value difference e2 of the positive voltage output value and the negative voltage output value O2 of the negative voltage output unit into the second error convergence circuit, when the e2 is not zero, the second error convergence circuit adjusts the negative voltage output value according to the method shown in the step S2, outputs an adjusted result and circularly sends the adjusted result to the second absolute value difference circuit; in this way, the symmetry of the positive and negative voltage amplitudes delivered to the ultrasound probe is automatically maintained.
Further, in an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes: and S3, receiving the first voltage output value and the second voltage output value simultaneously to generate the transmitting sound wave to the measured object.
In the specific example of the invention, the ultrasonic probe receives positive and negative electric pulses transmitted by the ultrasonic host machine to generate a transmitting sound wave to a measured object; the positive and negative electric pulses transmitted by the ultrasonic host are the adjusted positive and negative symmetrical pulse signals, and the signals excite the ultrasonic probe to generate positive and negative symmetrical sound waves, so that the in-phase sound waves and the anti-phase sound waves are mutually offset, and the required tissue imaging is realized;
further, the method further comprises: and S4, receiving the reflected sound wave of the measured object and converting the reflected sound wave into an electric pulse.
In a specific embodiment of the invention, the ultrasonic probe receives the reflected sound wave of the measured object and converts the reflected sound wave into an electric pulse to return to the ultrasonic host.
And S5, converting the electric pulse signal into an ultrasonic image and outputting the ultrasonic image.
In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the ultrasound host converts the electrical pulse signal into an ultrasound image, and outputs the ultrasound image.
Therefore, the symmetry of the positive and negative voltage amplitude transmitted to the ultrasonic probe is automatically maintained, other intervention is not needed, the process error is reduced, the precision of the positive and negative voltage output symmetry is improved, and the imaging quality is further ensured.
Referring to fig. 2, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a control system for an ultrasound apparatus includes: the device comprises a voltage acquisition module 100, a voltage processing module 200, a pulse processing module 300 and an image processing output module 400.
The voltage acquisition module 100 is configured to acquire a control quantity of the ultrasound apparatus, where the control quantity is a predetermined input voltage variable value when the ultrasound probe operates stably; acquiring a first voltage output value and a second voltage output value received by the ultrasonic probe in real time; the first voltage output value is one of a positive voltage output value or a negative voltage output value; the second voltage output value is the other of a positive voltage output value or a negative voltage output value.
Further, the voltage processing module 200 is configured to determine whether the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control value and the difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value are both zero; if so, driving an ultrasonic host to transmit positive and negative pulses to the ultrasonic probe according to the current first voltage output value and the current second voltage output value; if not, adjusting the first voltage output value and/or the second voltage output value to enable the absolute value difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity and the difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value to be zero at the same time, and then driving the ultrasonic host to transmit positive and negative pulses to the ultrasonic probe according to the current first voltage output value and the current second voltage output value.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the voltage processing module 200 is specifically configured to: if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity is zero and the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is not zero, the first voltage output value is maintained, and error convergence operation is performed on the second voltage output value until the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the voltage processing module 200 is specifically configured to: if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity is not zero, the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero; performing an error convergence operation on the first voltage output value until an absolute value difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the controlled variable is zero; and then executing error convergence operation on the second voltage output value until the absolute value difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the voltage processing module 200 is specifically configured to: if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity is not zero, the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero; an error convergence operation is performed on the first voltage output value and simultaneously on the second voltage output value while adjusting the first voltage output value each time to keep the absolute value difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value always zero.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the voltage processing module 200 is specifically configured to: if the absolute difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the control quantity and the absolute difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value are not zero; performing an error convergence operation on the first voltage output value until an absolute value difference e1 between the first voltage output value and the controlled variable is zero; judging whether the absolute value difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero, if so, driving an ultrasonic host to transmit positive and negative pulses to the ultrasonic probe according to the current first voltage output value and the second voltage output value; and if not, performing error convergence operation on the second voltage output value, and driving the ultrasonic host to transmit positive and negative pulses to the ultrasonic probe according to the current first voltage output value and the second voltage output value after the absolute value difference e2 between the second voltage output value and the first voltage output value is zero. .
The pulse processing module 300 is configured to: and receiving the first voltage output value and the second voltage output value simultaneously to generate a transmitting sound wave to the measured object.
In a specific example of the present invention, the pulse processing module 300 is specifically configured to receive positive and negative electric pulses transmitted by the ultrasound host through the ultrasound probe to generate a transmitting sound wave to the object to be measured; the positive and negative electric pulses transmitted by the ultrasonic host are the pulse signals with positive and negative symmetry after adjustment, the signals excite the ultrasonic probe to generate sound waves with positive and negative symmetry, the in-phase sound waves and the anti-phase sound waves are mutually offset, and the required tissue imaging is realized.
Further, the pulse processing module 300 is also configured to receive the reflected acoustic wave of the object to be measured and convert the reflected acoustic wave into an electrical pulse. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the pulse processing module 300 is specifically configured to receive the reflected sound wave of the object to be measured by the ultrasonic probe, convert the reflected sound wave into an electric pulse, and return the electric pulse to the ultrasonic host.
The image processing output module 400 is configured to convert the electrical pulse signal into an ultrasound image and output the ultrasound image. In an embodiment of the present invention, the image processing and outputting module 400 is specifically configured to convert the electrical pulse signal into an ultrasound image through an ultrasound host, and output the ultrasound image.
Therefore, the symmetry of the positive and negative voltage amplitude transmitted to the ultrasonic probe is automatically maintained, other intervention is not needed, the process error is reduced, the precision of the positive and negative voltage output symmetry is improved, and the imaging quality is further ensured.
It can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the system and the module described above may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.
In summary, the control method and system of the ultrasonic apparatus of the present invention adjust the positive and negative voltage amplitudes of the power supply through a control quantity, so that the symmetry of the positive and negative voltage amplitudes transmitted to the ultrasonic probe is automatically maintained, and other intervention is not required, thereby reducing the process error, improving the accuracy of the positive and negative voltage output symmetry, and further ensuring the imaging quality.
For convenience of description, the above devices are described as being divided into various modules by functions, and are described separately. Of course, the functionality of the various modules may be implemented in the same one or more software and/or hardware implementations of the invention.
The above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and the modules described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and the parts displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network modules. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiment. One of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without inventive effort.
It should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment contains only a single technical solution, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should make the description as a whole, and the technical solutions in the embodiments can also be combined appropriately to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.
The above-listed detailed description is only a specific description of a possible embodiment of the present invention, and they are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and equivalent embodiments or modifications made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.