Optimierte Schaltkonfigurationen für rekonfigurierbare Arrays von Sensorelementen

The reconfigurable ultrasound array disclosed herein is one that allows groups of subelements to be connected together dynamically so that the shape of the resulting element can be made to match the shape of the wave front. This can lead to improved performance and/or reduced channel count. Reconfig...

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Main Authors THOMENIUS, KAI ERIK, SMITH, LOWELL SCOTT, HAZARD, CHRISTOPHER ROBERT, FISHER, RAYETTE A, WODNICKI, ROBERT G, MILLS, DAVID M
Format Patent
LanguageGerman
Published 13.12.2007
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
DEAF-AID SETS
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICALVIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
SURGERY
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The reconfigurable ultrasound array disclosed herein is one that allows groups of subelements to be connected together dynamically so that the shape of the resulting element can be made to match the shape of the wave front. This can lead to improved performance and/or reduced channel count. Reconfigurability can be achieved using a switching network. A methodology and an algorithm are disclosed that allows the performance of this switching network to be improved by properly choosing the configuration of the switching network.
Bibliography:Application Number: DE20051103446T