JPH0148992B2 - - Google Patents

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JPH0148992B2
JPH0148992B2 JP58068231A JP6823183A JPH0148992B2 JP H0148992 B2 JPH0148992 B2 JP H0148992B2 JP 58068231 A JP58068231 A JP 58068231A JP 6823183 A JP6823183 A JP 6823183A JP H0148992 B2 JPH0148992 B2 JP H0148992B2
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Prior art keywords
variable bandpass
phased array
azimuth
bandpass filter
ultrasonic beam
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JP58068231A
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English (en)
Japanese (ja)
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JPS59193380A (ja
Inventor
Takao Tosen
Tooru Shimazaki
Shinichi Sano
Yasuto Takeuchi
Keiki Yamaguchi
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GE Healthcare Japan Corp
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Yokogawa Medical Systems Ltd
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Application filed by Yokogawa Medical Systems Ltd filed Critical Yokogawa Medical Systems Ltd
Priority to JP58068231A priority Critical patent/JPS59193380A/ja
Priority to US06/591,036 priority patent/US4631710A/en
Priority to GB08407680A priority patent/GB2138941B/en
Priority to DE3411135A priority patent/DE3411135C2/de
Publication of JPS59193380A publication Critical patent/JPS59193380A/ja
Publication of JPH0148992B2 publication Critical patent/JPH0148992B2/ja
Granted legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G01S15/8909—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration
    • G01S15/8915—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array
    • G01S15/8918—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array the array being linear
    • 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
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52017—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
    • G01S7/52046—Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver
    • G01S7/52047—Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver for elimination of side lobes or of grating lobes; for increasing resolving power
    • 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
    • Y10S367/905—Side lobe reduction or shading

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
JP58068231A 1983-04-18 1983-04-18 方位角適応型フエ−ズド・アレイ・ソ−ナ− Granted JPS59193380A (ja)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP58068231A JPS59193380A (ja) 1983-04-18 1983-04-18 方位角適応型フエ−ズド・アレイ・ソ−ナ−
US06/591,036 US4631710A (en) 1983-04-18 1984-03-19 Azimuth adaptive phased array sonar
GB08407680A GB2138941B (en) 1983-04-18 1984-03-23 Azimuth adaptive phased array sonar
DE3411135A DE3411135C2 (de) 1983-04-18 1984-03-26 Phasengesteuertes Ultraschall-Abbildungssystem

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JP58068231A JPS59193380A (ja) 1983-04-18 1983-04-18 方位角適応型フエ−ズド・アレイ・ソ−ナ−

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JPS59193380A JPS59193380A (ja) 1984-11-01
JPH0148992B2 true JPH0148992B2 (en]) 1989-10-23

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US (1) US4631710A (en])
JP (1) JPS59193380A (en])
DE (1) DE3411135C2 (en])
GB (1) GB2138941B (en])

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DE3411135C2 (de) 1986-11-06
US4631710A (en) 1986-12-23
GB2138941A (en) 1984-10-31
GB8407680D0 (en) 1984-05-02
DE3411135A1 (de) 1984-10-18
JPS59193380A (ja) 1984-11-01
GB2138941B (en) 1986-06-18

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