IL259759B - An imaging method, an apparatus implementing said method, a computer program and a computer-readable storage medium - Google Patents
An imaging method, an apparatus implementing said method, a computer program and a computer-readable storage mediumInfo
- Publication number
- IL259759B IL259759B IL259759A IL25975918A IL259759B IL 259759 B IL259759 B IL 259759B IL 259759 A IL259759 A IL 259759A IL 25975918 A IL25975918 A IL 25975918A IL 259759 B IL259759 B IL 259759B
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- Prior art keywords
- image
- beamforming
- index
- transmit
- transmit weighting
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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- G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
- G01S15/89—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
- G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
- G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
- G01S15/89—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
- G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
- G01S15/8997—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using synthetic aperture techniques
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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- G01S7/52046—Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver
- G01S7/52049—Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver using correction of medium-induced phase aberration
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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- G01S7/52077—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging with means for elimination of unwanted signals, e.g. noise or interference
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
- Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
- Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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| PCT/IB2015/002652 WO2017093778A1 (en) | 2015-12-01 | 2015-12-01 | An imaging method, an apparatus implementing said method, a computer program and a computer-readable storage medium |
Publications (2)
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| IL259759A IL259759A (en) | 2018-07-31 |
| IL259759B true IL259759B (en) | 2022-08-01 |
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Country Status (10)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US11487006B2 (enExample) |
| EP (2) | EP4235216A3 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP6734376B2 (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR102452220B1 (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN108700651B (enExample) |
| BR (1) | BR112018011282B1 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA3007284A1 (enExample) |
| ES (1) | ES2953404T3 (enExample) |
| IL (1) | IL259759B (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2017093778A1 (enExample) |
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| CN108700651B (zh) | 2022-03-29 |
| CA3007284A1 (en) | 2017-06-08 |
| BR112018011282A2 (pt) | 2019-01-22 |
| US20200256988A1 (en) | 2020-08-13 |
| BR112018011282B1 (pt) | 2024-01-30 |
| US11487006B2 (en) | 2022-11-01 |
| WO2017093778A1 (en) | 2017-06-08 |
| IL259759A (en) | 2018-07-31 |
| EP4235216A3 (en) | 2023-10-25 |
| CN108700651A (zh) | 2018-10-23 |
| JP2018535789A (ja) | 2018-12-06 |
| EP3384313A1 (en) | 2018-10-10 |
| EP3384313B1 (en) | 2023-07-19 |
| EP4235216A2 (en) | 2023-08-30 |
| ES2953404T3 (es) | 2023-11-10 |
| KR102452220B1 (ko) | 2022-10-07 |
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