JP2008183402A - 超音波プローブ・アセンブリ及び製造の方法 - Google Patents

超音波プローブ・アセンブリ及び製造の方法 Download PDF

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JP2008183402A
JP2008183402A JP2008014687A JP2008014687A JP2008183402A JP 2008183402 A JP2008183402 A JP 2008183402A JP 2008014687 A JP2008014687 A JP 2008014687A JP 2008014687 A JP2008014687 A JP 2008014687A JP 2008183402 A JP2008183402 A JP 2008183402A
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Robert Stephen Lewandowski
ロバート・スティーブン・ルワンドウスキー
Kevin Matthew Durocher
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    • G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
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    • G01S15/8915—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array
    • G01S15/8925—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array the array being a two-dimensional transducer configuration, i.e. matrix or orthogonal linear arrays

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