DE3170578D1 - Device for exploring by the ultrasonic method with a mosaic of transducers produced in an electrostrictive material - Google Patents

Device for exploring by the ultrasonic method with a mosaic of transducers produced in an electrostrictive material

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Publication number
DE3170578D1
DE3170578D1 DE8181200283T DE3170578T DE3170578D1 DE 3170578 D1 DE3170578 D1 DE 3170578D1 DE 8181200283 T DE8181200283 T DE 8181200283T DE 3170578 T DE3170578 T DE 3170578T DE 3170578 D1 DE3170578 D1 DE 3170578D1
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Prior art keywords
exploring
mosaic
ultrasonic method
electrostrictive material
transducers produced
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Expired
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DE8181200283T
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English (en)
Inventor
Michel Auphan
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Electronique & Physique
Laboratoires dElectronique Philips SAS
Koninklijke Philips NV
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Electronique & Physique
Laboratoires dElectronique et de Physique Appliquee
Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken NV
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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
    • G10K11/346—Circuits therefor using phase variation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R17/00—Piezoelectric transducers; Electrostrictive transducers
    • H04R17/04—Gramophone pick-ups using a stylus; Recorders using a stylus
    • H04R17/08—Gramophone pick-ups using a stylus; Recorders using a stylus signals being recorded or played back by vibration of a stylus in two orthogonal directions simultaneously
    • 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
    • Y10S367/90—Sonar time varied gain control systems
    • 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
    • Y10S73/00—Measuring and testing
    • Y10S73/90—Automatic gain control

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
DE8181200283T 1980-03-21 1981-03-13 Device for exploring by the ultrasonic method with a mosaic of transducers produced in an electrostrictive material Expired DE3170578D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8006295A FR2478929A1 (fr) 1980-03-21 1980-03-21 Circuit de traitement des signaux de reception delivres par une mosaique de transducteurs ultrasonores individuels et appareil d'exploration de milieux par methode ultrasonore equipe d'un tel circuit de traitement

Publications (1)

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DE3170578D1 true DE3170578D1 (en) 1985-06-27

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Country Status (8)

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US (1) US4375166A (de)
EP (1) EP0036688B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS56148056A (de)
AU (1) AU539888B2 (de)
CA (1) CA1157140A (de)
DE (1) DE3170578D1 (de)
ES (1) ES500469A0 (de)
FR (1) FR2478929A1 (de)

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US4881409A (en) * 1988-06-13 1989-11-21 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Multi-point wall thickness gage
US5213104A (en) * 1991-10-24 1993-05-25 Reynolds Charles A Doppler ultrasound monitor system
JP5348844B2 (ja) * 2004-10-15 2013-11-20 株式会社日立メディコ 超音波診断装置
JP2006122344A (ja) * 2004-10-28 2006-05-18 Toshiba Corp 超音波画像診断装置

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US3889227A (en) * 1972-09-22 1975-06-10 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Ultrasonic wave receiving apparatus
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US4034332A (en) * 1974-10-15 1977-07-05 Agence Nationale De Valorisation De La Recherche (Anvar) Ultrasonic transmitting and receiving devices using dielectric transducers
JPS53142075A (en) * 1977-05-17 1978-12-11 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Ultrasonic diagnosing device
FR2405484A1 (fr) * 1977-10-05 1979-05-04 Labo Electronique Physique Systeme electronique d'exploration et de focalisation au moyen d'ondes ultrasonores
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ES8206947A1 (es) 1982-08-16
AU6850881A (en) 1981-09-24
US4375166A (en) 1983-03-01
EP0036688A1 (de) 1981-09-30
JPS6319024B2 (de) 1988-04-21
CA1157140A (en) 1983-11-15
FR2478929B1 (de) 1984-10-19
FR2478929A1 (fr) 1981-09-25
ES500469A0 (es) 1982-08-16
EP0036688B1 (de) 1985-05-22
JPS56148056A (en) 1981-11-17
AU539888B2 (en) 1984-10-18

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