EP0469242A3 - Circuit arrangement for pulse emission of sound waves - Google Patents

Circuit arrangement for pulse emission of sound waves Download PDF

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EP0469242A3
EP0469242A3 EP19910106752 EP91106752A EP0469242A3 EP 0469242 A3 EP0469242 A3 EP 0469242A3 EP 19910106752 EP19910106752 EP 19910106752 EP 91106752 A EP91106752 A EP 91106752A EP 0469242 A3 EP0469242 A3 EP 0469242A3
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circuit arrangement
sound waves
pulse emission
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Wilfried Dipl.-Ing. Meuser
Werner Dipl.-Ing. Loges
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Atlas Elektronik GmbH
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Krupp Atlas Elektronik GmbH
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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
EP19910106752 1990-08-01 1991-04-26 Circuit arrangement for pulse emission of sound waves Expired - Lifetime EP0469242B1 (en)

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DE4024353 1990-08-01
DE19904024353 DE4024353A1 (en) 1990-08-01 1990-08-01 SWITCHING ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPULSE EMISSIONING OF SOUND WAVES

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EP0469242A2 EP0469242A2 (en) 1992-02-05
EP0469242A3 true EP0469242A3 (en) 1992-08-26
EP0469242B1 EP0469242B1 (en) 1995-07-26

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DE2064588A1 (en) * 1970-12-30 1972-07-13 Krupp Gmbh Switching arrangement for emitting sound energy in a predetermined sector and / or for receiving sound energy from such a sector
US4242912A (en) * 1975-12-01 1981-01-06 Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Method and apparatus for producing cross-sectional images using ultrasound
US4454597A (en) * 1982-05-03 1984-06-12 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Conformal array compensating beamformer

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DE2064588A1 (en) * 1970-12-30 1972-07-13 Krupp Gmbh Switching arrangement for emitting sound energy in a predetermined sector and / or for receiving sound energy from such a sector
US4242912A (en) * 1975-12-01 1981-01-06 Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Method and apparatus for producing cross-sectional images using ultrasound
US4454597A (en) * 1982-05-03 1984-06-12 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Conformal array compensating beamformer

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EP0469242B1 (en) 1995-07-26
DE4024353C2 (en) 1993-01-21
DE4024353A1 (en) 1992-02-13
EP0469242A2 (en) 1992-02-05

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