JP5114216B2 - センサ素子の再構成可能なアレイのための最適化スイッチング構成 - Google Patents
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[1]どのリング(すなわち、どのシステム・チャンネル)が所与の列バス・ラインについて可能であるが決定する。例えば、アレイの頂部近くでは、外側の素子のみが存在することができる。その場合、単一のリングが可能である。中心へ向かうにつれて、全てのリングが存在するが、所与の列バス・ラインについては幾分かのリングのみ可能である。
[a]同じリングを1つの列内の2本以上のバス・ラインに割り当てることはできないこと、及び
[b]同じリングが既に前の4つの列において割り当てられていた場合、その同じリングを列バス・ラインに割り当てることはできないことである。
4 基板
6 絶縁支持体
8 膜
10 電極
12 電極
14 空洞
16 トランスデューサ部分素子
18A、18B、18C、18D 環状の素子
30 アクセス・スイッチ
30’ アクセス・スイッチ
32 cMUT部分素子
34 バス
34a〜34d 列バス・ライン
36 マトリクス・スイッチ
38 システム・チャンネル
40 接続点
42 共通接続点
46 接続線
50 CMOSセル
56 バイア
60 アレイ
62 音響裏当て層
64 ハンダ・バンプ
65 信号電極
66 導電パッド
70 マルチプレクサ
72 バス・ライン
74 バス・ライン
76 バス・ライン
80 バス・ライン
82 バス・ライン
84 バス・ライン
86 駆動装置
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- 再構成可能なセンサ素子アレイの制御中にスイッチ回路網によって導入されるエラーを最小にするスイッチ構成を具現化するための方法であって、
(a)初期スイッチ構成を生成する段階と、
(b)(i)複数のスイッチ構成を生成する段階、
(ii)前記複数のスイッチ構成の性能を決定する段階、
(iii)前記複数のスイッチ構成の前記性能に少なくとも部分的に基づいてコスト関数についての値を算出する段階、
(iv)算出した値が前記コスト関数についての最小値を実質的に表しているかどうか決定する段階、及び
(v)算出した値が前記コスト関数についての最小値でない場合、前記値算出の結果の関数として現在のスイッチ構成を修正して、修正スイッチ構成に修正する段階を含み、
これらの段階(i)乃至(v)を各スイッチ構成について繰り返す反復アルゴリズムを遂行する段階と、
(c)算出した値が前記コスト関数についての最小値である場合、コスト関数の値を最小にした修正スイッチ構成により前記スイッチ回路網を構成する段階と、
を有し、
使用される前記コスト関数は、所定の閾値よりも大きいスイッチ距離を持つセンサ素子の数である、方法。 - 前記の構成する段階は、前記スイッチの状態を制御するための制御回路をプログラムする段階を含んでいる、請求項1記載の方法。
- 前記の算出した値が前記コスト関数についての最小値を実質的に表しているかどうか決定する段階は、模擬アニーリング型のアルゴリズムを使用して遂行される、請求項1記載の方法。
- 各センサ素子はそれぞれの超音波トランスデューサ素子であり、前記段階(b)(ii)は、スイッチのオン時抵抗を測定する段階、及び超音波トランスデューサ素子の容量を測定する段階を含んでいる、請求項1記載の方法。
- 使用される前記コスト関数は用途により変わる、請求項1記載の方法。
- 前記センサ素子アレイが超音波トランスデューサ素子のアレイであり、第1のコスト関数が、前記センサ素子アレイが送信モードで動作しているときに使用するための第1のスイッチ構成を最適化するために使用され、また第2のコスト関数が、前記センサ素子アレイが受信モードで動作しているときに使用するための第2のスイッチ構成を最適化するために使用される、請求項5記載の方法。
- 前記センサ素子アレイが超音波トランスデューサ素子のアレイであり、第1のコスト関数が、前記センサ素子アレイが第1組のシステム・パラメータに従って動作しているときに使用するための第1のスイッチ構成を最適化するために使用され、また第2のコスト関数が、前記センサ素子アレイが第2組のシステム・パラメータに従って動作しているときに使用するための第2のスイッチ構成を最適化するために使用される、請求項5記載の方法。
- 前記方法は、前記センサ素子アレイの構成が変わったとき及び、前記センサ素子アレイの動作環境内の所定の温度変化が検出されたときに常に遂行される、請求項1記載の方法。
- 超音波撮像システムを動作させる方法であって、該超音波撮像システムがスイッチ回路網のスイッチのそれぞれの状態を制御することによって再構成可能である超音波トランスデューサ素子のアレイを持ち、前記超音波撮像システムを動作させる方法が、
(a)超音波撮像システムの第1の動作状態で使用するための第1のスイッチ構成を最適化する段階と、
(b)超音波撮像システムの第2の動作状態で使用するための第2のスイッチ構成を最適化する段階とを有し、
これら最適化する段階が、反復アルゴリズムを使用してコスト関数を最小にすることを含んでおり、使用される前記コスト関数は、所定の閾値よりも大きいスイッチ距離を持つセンサ素子の数である、方法。 - 前記超音波トランスデューサ素子のアレイは、前記第1の動作状態で第1の開口構成を持ち且つ前記第2の動作状態で前記第1の開口構成とは異なる第2の開口構成を持ち、
前記超音波トランスデューサ素子のアレイは、前記第1の動作状態では送信モードで動作し且つ前記第2の動作状態では受信モードで動作する、
請求項9記載の方法。
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