Improvements relating to electrical circuits for timing signals
    3.
    发明公开
    Improvements relating to electrical circuits for timing signals 失效
    关于时序信号的电路的改进

    公开(公告)号:EP0147208A3

    公开(公告)日:1986-11-05

    申请号:EP84309007

    申请日:1984-12-21

    IPC分类号: G01S15/14 G01S07/52

    CPC分类号: G01S15/14 G01S7/527

    摘要: A counter 47 is provided to count an expected 32 pulses in a pulse train comprising a signal received atA and passing through an AND gate 60 when enabled. However if the pulses in the leading and trailing edges are of low amplitude they may be below a threshold level and thus be missed so that the counter 47 will not reach the required count of 32. However when the sequence of pulses terminates a counter 62 is then able to reach a full count of three upon receipt of pulses from an oscillator 64 transmitted at twice the frequency of the pulses in the signal. This releases a latch 58 so that the oscillator pulses can pass through the AND gate 65 to the counter 47 so that the count is completed. Since the losses of pulses at the beginning and end of the signal are expected to be symmetrical addition of pulses at twice the frequency in the counter 47 to those already received from a signal will compensate for the pulses lost at the beginning and end of the signal and will ensure that the output from the counter 47 occurs approximately at the same instant when the end of the trailing edge of the signal is reached. Hence the output from the counter 47 is a true reflection of the timing of receipt of the signal.

    Detecting apparatus using ultrasonic waves
    4.
    发明公开
    Detecting apparatus using ultrasonic waves 失效
    使用超声波检测装置

    公开(公告)号:EP0249952A3

    公开(公告)日:1988-12-07

    申请号:EP87108674

    申请日:1987-06-16

    IPC分类号: G01S07/52 G01S15/04

    CPC分类号: G01S15/04 G01S7/523

    摘要: A detecting apparatus using ultrasonic waves comprises a sensor unit (4) and a signal processing unit (1) for processing a reception signal (B1) sent from the sensor unit (4) to output a detection signal. These units (1, 4) are connected by a cable (9) having three core wires (9a, 9b, 9c). A power supply signal (A2), an ultrasonic transmission signal (A1) and operation indication signal (A3) are multiplexed to the first core wire (9a) and transmitted from the signal processing unit (1) to the sensor unit (4). An ultrasonic reception signal (B1) and a temperature detection signal (B2) are multiplexed to the second core wire (9b) and transmitted from the sensor unit (4) to the signal processing unit (1). The third core wire (9c) is used to connect the grounding levels of both units (1, 4).

    Ultrasonic echo profile sensor as a touch sensor
    5.
    发明公开
    Ultrasonic echo profile sensor as a touch sensor 失效
    超声波ECHO轮廓传感器作为触摸传感器

    公开(公告)号:EP0262437A3

    公开(公告)日:1988-10-05

    申请号:EP87112822

    申请日:1987-09-02

    摘要: Ein Ultraschall-Echoprofilsensor zur Verwendung als taktiler Sensor, mit einem einen Sender (S) und einen Empfänger (E) enthaltenden Ultraschall-Meßkopf (M), der einen mitgeführten Referenzreflektor (R) aufweist, mittels dessen die momentane Schallgeschwindigkeit der Umgebungsluft bestimmbar ist, wodurch die jeweilige Entfernung des taktilen Sensors von einem Sensorobjekt (O) unabhängig von der variablen Schall geschwindigkeit der Umgebungsluft richtig zu messen ist, weil ein durch den Referenzreflektor (R) verursachtes Refe renzecho durch seine bekannte ungefähre Position von Situa tionsechos unterscheidbar ist. Der Referenzreflektor (R), dessen Abstand zu dem Ultraschall-Empfänger (E) im Regelfall konstant ist, ist derart angeordnet ist, daß sich der Ab stand zwischen dem Ultraschall-Empfänger (E) und dem Refe renzreflektor (R) bei taktilem Kontakt zwischen einem Sen sorkopf (K) und dem Sensorobjekt (O), insbesondere einem Werkstück, auf charakteristische Weise ändert.

    Apparatus for examining an object by using ultrasonic beams
    8.
    发明公开
    Apparatus for examining an object by using ultrasonic beams 失效
    用超声波检测物体的装置

    公开(公告)号:EP0127856A3

    公开(公告)日:1986-05-14

    申请号:EP84105989

    申请日:1984-05-25

    摘要: In an ultrasonic examination apparatus (100) of the sector scanning type, a false contour appears in a tomographic image of an object (20) due to a variation of the pixelizing, or digitizing precision over the entire scanning region, especially nearthe central ultrasonic scanning lines. A wobbling processor (64) is provided in an address generator for write operation (6). When the echo signals, orthe image signals obtained by the scanning of the central untrasonic scanning lines are written into pixels of a frame memory, the write-in addresses are processed by the wobbling processor (64) so that the pixelizing precision can be uniformed over the entire scanning region.

    Annular array ultrasonic transducers
    9.
    发明公开
    Annular array ultrasonic transducers 失效
    ANNULAR ARRAY超声波传感器

    公开(公告)号:EP0104929A3

    公开(公告)日:1985-08-28

    申请号:EP83305746

    申请日:1983-09-26

    发明人: Dietz, Dennis R.

    摘要: An annular array ultrasonic transducer is provided which comprises a plurality of concentric rings of piezoelectric material having widths chosen for operation at different depths of focus. The total aperture of the transducer is divided into a plurality of contiguous focal depths. In the near field only the inner element or elements are activated, and rings of increasing radius are added as the depth of focus is increased. The widths of the rings are chosen to keep phase errors across each ring within acceptable limits over the depth of field for which they are energized. The transition depths at which the aperture is changed are chosen to allow rings of manufacturable widths to be employed while maintaining aperture transitions which prevent banding in the ultrasonic image.