公开(公告)号：US20160252615A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-01

申请号：US15030102

申请日：2014-10-20

申请人： MONFORD AG SYSTEMS LTD.

发明人： Killian O'SULLIVAN ,  Steve LOCK ,  Jerrold C MANOCK

IPC分类号： G01S15/88 ,  G01S15/10 ,  G01S15/87

CPC分类号： G01S15/88 ,  A01B79/005 ,  G01S15/10 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G01S15/87

摘要： The invention relates to a device and method for measuring the quantity of an agricultural product comprising at least one ultrasonic transducer device configured to measure the height of the agricultural product with respect to a ground. At least two ultrasonic transducers configured to allow the orientation or slope of the ground to be calculated, such that the at least three transducers can be at arbitrary orientations with respect to the ground when the device is in motion.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于测量农产品数量的装置和方法，该装置和方法包括至少一个超声波换能器装置，该超声波换能器装置被配置为测量农产品相对于地面的高度。 至少两个超声波换能器被配置为允许计算地面的取向或斜率，使得当装置运动时，至少三个换能器可以相对于地面处于任意取向。

公开(公告)号：US20160116583A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-28

申请号：US14887625

申请日：2015-10-20

申请人： DENSO CORPORATION ,  TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Masumi Fukuman ,  Motonari Ohbayashi ,  Akihiro Kida

IPC分类号： G01S13/93 ,  G01S13/46

CPC分类号： G01S15/931 ,  G01S7/527 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G01S15/878 ,  G01S2015/465 ,  G01S2015/938

摘要： An object detection apparatus for detecting an object around a moving object carrying the apparatus by transmitting a probe wave and receiving reflections of the probe wave from the object via a plurality of ranging sensors attached to the moving object. In the apparatus, a position determiner determines whether or not a position of the object calculated by a position calculator based on the reflections received by a pair of adjacent ranging sensors, from one of which is the probe wave is transmitted, is out of an overlapping range of ranges of object detection for the respective adjacent ranging sensors. A position invalidator is configured to, based on the determination made by the position determiner, determine that the object position calculated by the position calculator is invalid.

摘要翻译： 一种物体检测装置，用于通过发送探测波来检测携带该装置的移动物体周围的物体，并通过安装在移动物体上的多个测距传感器从物体接收探测波的反射。 在该装置中，位置确定器确定由位置计算器计算出的物体的位置是否基于从其中一个是探测波的一对相邻测距传感器接收到的反射是不重叠的 各个相邻测距传感器的物体检测范围。 位置无效化器被配置为基于由位置确定器做出的确定来确定由位置计算器计算出的对象位置无效。

公开(公告)号：US20150253424A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-10

申请号：US14203401

申请日：2014-03-10

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Craig J. Mundie ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  Eric D. Rudder ,  Desney S. Tan ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Andrew Wilson ,  Jeannette M. Wing ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  Victoria Y.H. Wood

IPC分类号： G01S15/42 ,  G01S7/539 ,  G01S15/89

CPC分类号： G01S15/89 ,  G01S5/18 ,  G01S7/52003 ,  G01S15/08 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G01S15/74 ,  G01S15/876

摘要： The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with determining position and/or movement information using ultrasound. A system may include one or more ultrasonic transmitters and/or receivers. An ultrasonic transmitter may be configured to transmit ultrasound into a region bounded by one or more surfaces. The ultrasonic receiver may receive direct ultrasonic reflections and/or rebounded ultrasonic reflections from one or more objects within the region. A mapping or positioning system may generate positional data associated with one or more of the object(s) based on the direct ultrasonic reflection(s) and/or the rebounded ultrasonic reflection(s). The mapping or positioning system may generate enhanced positional data by combining the direct positional data and the rebounded positional data.

摘要翻译： 本公开提供与使用超声波确定位置和/或移动信息相关联的系统和方法。 系统可以包括一个或多个超声波发射器和/或接收器。 超声波发射器可以被配置为将超声波传输到由一个或多个表面限定的区域中。 超声波接收器可以从该区域内的一个或多个物体接收直接超声波反射和/或反射的超声波反射。 映射或定位系统可以基于直接超声波反射和/或反弹的超声波反射来生成与一个或多个对象相关联的位置数据。 映射或定位系统可以通过组合直接位置数据和反弹位置数据来生成增强的位置数据。

公开(公告)号：US20150168542A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-18

申请号：US14575150

申请日：2014-12-18

申请人： Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)

发明人： Reza PARHIZKAR ,  Ivan DOKMANIC ,  Martin VETTERLI

IPC分类号： G01S7/539 ,  G01S15/42 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G01S15/06

CPC分类号： H04R29/005 ,  G01B5/00 ,  G01C15/00 ,  G01H7/00 ,  G01S7/539 ,  G01S7/54 ,  G01S15/06 ,  G01S15/42 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G01S15/876 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G01S2015/465 ,  H04R1/08 ,  H04S7/305

摘要： A method for determining the location of a transmitter (respectively a receiver) in a space defined by one or more reflective surfaces, including the steps of ending a signal from the transmitter (respectively from a set of transmitters); receiving by a set of receivers (respectively by a receiver) the transmitted signal and echoes of the transmitted signal reflected by the reflective surfaces; finding by a first computing module the location of the virtual sources (respectively virtual receivers) of the echoes; mirroring by a second computing module the virtual sources (respectively virtual receivers) into the space and obtained mirrored virtual sources (respectively mirrored virtual receivers); combining by a third computing module the mirrored virtual sources (respectively mirrored virtual receivers) so as to obtain location of the transmitter (respectively the receiver). This method makes use of echoes for localizing the source (respectively receiver) when there is no line of sight between the transmitter(s) and the receiver(s).

摘要翻译： 一种用于确定由一个或多个反射表面限定的空间中的发射机（分别是接收机）的位置的方法，包括以下步骤：从发射机（分别来自一组发射机）结束信号; 通过一组接收器（分别由接收器）接收所发送的信号和由反射表面反射的发射信号的回波; 由第一计算模块查找回波的虚拟源（分别为虚拟接收器）的位置; 通过第二计算模块将虚拟源（分别为虚拟接收机）镜像到空间中并获得镜像的虚拟源（分别是镜像的虚拟接收器）; 由第三计算模块组合镜像的虚拟源（分别为镜像的虚拟接收机），以获得发射机（分别为接收机）的位置。 当发射机和接收机之间没有视线时，该方法利用回波来定位源（分别是接收机）。

公开(公告)号：US20150112566A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-23

申请号：US14486299

申请日：2014-09-15

申请人： Toshihiro TAKAGI

发明人： Toshihiro TAKAGI

IPC分类号： B60T7/22 ,  G01S15/08

CPC分类号： B60T7/22 ,  B60T2201/022 ,  G01S15/08 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G01S15/876 ,  G01S15/931

摘要： A drive support apparatus is disclosed, which includes a sonar sensor that transmits an ultrasonic wave to an object outside of a vehicle to obtain, based on a reflected wave thereof, object information related to a distance to the object; a controller that permits a first drive force limitation control when the distance to the object is longer than or equal to a predetermined distance, and permits at least one of a second drive force limitation control and an intervention brake control when the distance to the object is shorter than the predetermined distance, wherein a limitation level in the second drive force limitation control is higher than that in the first drive force limitation control.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种驱动支持装置，其包括：声纳传感器，其将超声波发送到车辆外部的物体，以基于其反射波获得与到达物体的距离相关的对象信息; 当距离物体的距离大于或等于预定距离时允许第一驱动力限制控制的控制器，并且当到达对象的距离为距离时，允许第二驱动力限制控制和介入制动控制中的至少一个 小于预定距离，其中第二驱动力限制控制中的限制水平高于第一驱动力限制控制中的限制水平。

公开(公告)号：US20150054794A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-26

申请号：US13972613

申请日：2013-08-21

申请人： QUALCOMM Incorporated

发明人： Ren Li ,  Michael Leviant

IPC分类号： G06F3/043 ,  G06F3/01

CPC分类号： G06F3/043 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G01S15/66 ,  G01S15/876 ,  G01S15/878 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F2203/04108

摘要： An acoustic tracking system for determining a position of an object is provided that includes one or more receivers that detect an object based on an acoustic signal transmitted by one or more transmitters. The system also includes a processing component that determines a relative position of the detected object with respect to the one or more receivers and the one or more transmitters and selects at least three pairs of receivers and transmitters. Each selected pair includes a receiver from the one or more receivers and a transmitter from the one or more transmitters. The processing component also determines a position of the detected object using the selected at least three pairs of receivers and transmitters.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于确定对象的位置的声学跟踪系统，其包括基于由一个或多个发射器发送的声学信号来检测对象的一个​​或多个接收器。 该系统还包括处理组件，该处理组件确定检测到的对象相对于一个或多个接收器和一个或多个发射器的相对位置，并且选择至少三对接收器和发射器。 每个选择的对包括来自一个或多个接收器的接收器和来自一个或多个发射器的发射器。 处理组件还使用所选择的至少三对接收器和发射器来确定检测到的对象的位置。

公开(公告)号：US08622909B1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-07

申请号：US12925378

申请日：2010-10-19

申请人： Joseph J. O'Ruanaidh ,  Christopher J. Vecchio ,  Edmond Rambod

发明人： Joseph J. O'Ruanaidh ,  Christopher J. Vecchio ,  Edmond Rambod

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/085 ,  A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/4477 ,  A61B8/485 ,  A61B8/5223 ,  G01S7/52022 ,  G01S7/52036 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G01S15/74 ,  G01S15/899

摘要： This invention relates to diagnostic and screening medical ultrasound in general and to ultrasound-stimulated detection and location, Image-based Dynamic Ultrasound Spectrography, Acoustic Radiation Force Imaging, and similar modalities in particular. In this invention, an ultrasound signal is emitted into tissue and the resulting radiation force induces localized lower frequency oscillations, which are then received by various acoustic sensors and analyzed to determine certain features or characteristics of the interrogated region. The sensors can be arranged in the form of a ring, in any random arrangements, or positioned in specifically chosen locations. An ultrasonic imaging and excitation transducer generates certain stimulating signals which are received by the breast tissues and which, if they contact a microcalcification, other target, or any region with sharply different mechanical and visco-elastic properties, will result in reflected, demodulated, or re-radiated signals. These signals will propagate away from the targets and detected by the various receiving sensors.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一般诊断和筛选医学超声波以及超声波刺激的检测和定位，基于图像的动态超声波谱，声辐射力成像和特别是类似的方式。 在本发明中，超声信号被发射到组织中，并且所得到的辐射力引起局部的较低频率振荡，然后由各种声学传感器接收并且进行分析以确定被询问区域的某些特征或特征。 传感器可以以任何随机布置的环形形式布置，或者定位在特定选择的位置。 超声成像和激发换能器产生由乳腺组织接收的某些刺激信号，并且如果它们接触微钙化，则其它靶或具有明显不同的机械和粘弹性质的任何区域将导致反射，解调或 重新辐射信号。 这些信号将从目标传播并由各种接收传感器检测。

公开(公告)号：US08503265B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-06

申请号：US12656524

申请日：2010-02-02

申请人： Keiko Akiyama ,  Mitsuyasu Matsuura ,  Hisanaga Matsuoka ,  Yasuyuki Okuda ,  Hiromi Ariyoshi

发明人： Keiko Akiyama ,  Mitsuyasu Matsuura ,  Hisanaga Matsuoka ,  Yasuyuki Okuda ,  Hiromi Ariyoshi

IPC分类号： G01S15/00 ,  G01S13/00 ,  G01S7/40 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G08G1/01 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  G08B1/08 ,  G05D1/02

CPC分类号： G01S15/931 ,  G01S7/5273 ,  G01S7/539 ,  G01S15/42 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G01S15/87 ,  G01S2015/939

摘要： A transmission and reception device is located at a predetermined height on a movable object and directed toward an outside. The transmission and reception device includes a transmission unit for repeatedly transmitting sensing waves at a predetermined interval and a reception unit for receiving reflective waves of the sensing waves from a detected object. A peak value detecting unit detects peak values of the received reflective waves and stores the detected peak values. A difference arithmetic unit calculates a difference in the detected peak values with movement of the movable object closer to the detected object. An object determination unit determines the detected object to be a near-road-surface obstacle, which is close to a road surface, when the difference is a negative value. The object determination unit determines the detected object to be an other obstacle than the near-road-surface obstacle when the difference is a positive value.

摘要翻译： 发送和接收设备位于可移动物体上的预定高度并指向外部。 发送和接收装置包括用于以预定间隔重复发送感测波的发送单元和用于从检测对象接收感测波的反射波的接收单元。 峰值检测单元检测所接收的反射波的峰值，并存储所检测的峰值。 差分运算单元通过可移动物体更接近被检测物体的运动来计算检测到的峰值的差异。 当该差为负值时，对象确定单元确定检测对象为靠近路面的近路面障碍物。 当差为正值时，物体确定单元确定所检测到的物体是比近路面障碍物更多的障碍物。

公开(公告)号：US20070091719A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-26

申请号：US11256390

申请日：2005-10-21

申请人： Jon Falkenberg ,  Nils Lunde ,  Per Gunnarsson ,  Nils Kroling ,  Stig Lennart Tenghamn

发明人： Jon Falkenberg ,  Nils Lunde ,  Per Gunnarsson ,  Nils Kroling ,  Stig Lennart Tenghamn

IPC分类号： G01V1/38

CPC分类号： G01V1/3835 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G01S2015/465

摘要： A system comprises a plurality of acoustic transmitters, mounted inside the streamers, adapted to transmit broadband signals having low cross-correlation between the signals of different transmitters; a plurality of acoustic receivers, mounted inside the streamers, adapted to receive the signals from the transmitters; at least one processor adapted to cross-correlate the signals received at the receivers with copies of transmitter signals to determine identities of the transmitters of the received signals and to determine travel times of the received signals; and a main processor adapted to convert the travel times to distances between the identified transmitters and the receivers and to determine relative positions of the streamers from the distances.

摘要翻译： 一种系统包括安装在拖缆内的多个声发射器，适于发射在不同发射机的信号之间具有低互相关的宽带信号; 多个声音接收器，安装在拖缆内，适于接收来自发射器的信号; 至少一个处理器，其适于将在接收机处接收的信号与发射机信号的副本进行交叉相关，以确定接收信号的发射机的标识并确定接收到的信号的行进时间; 以及主处理器，其适于将所述行进时间转换为所识别的发射器与所述接收器之间的距离，并且从所述距离确定所述拖缆的相对位置。

公开(公告)号：US07148494B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-12

申请号：US11022593

申请日：2004-12-29

申请人： Anastasius Jacobus Anicetus Bruinsma ,  Frank Staals ,  Robert Jan Van Wijk ,  Stoyan Nihtianov

发明人： Anastasius Jacobus Anicetus Bruinsma ,  Frank Staals ,  Robert Jan Van Wijk ,  Stoyan Nihtianov

IPC分类号： A61N5/00

CPC分类号： G01B17/00 ,  G01S15/46 ,  G03F9/7034

摘要： The invention relates to a level sensor for use in a lithographic apparatus that determines a surface height of a substrate. The level sensor includes an emitter and a receiver, wherein the emitter is arranged to emit a signal directed to a predetermined position on the surface of the substrate, such that the signal is at least partially reflected by the substrate to render a reflected signal. The receiver is arranged to receive at least part of the reflected signal, and the level sensor is arranged to determine the surface height of the substrate with respect to the level sensor based on the emitted and received signal. The signal includes a pressure wave.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于确定基板表面高度的光刻设备中的液位传感器。 电平传感器包括发射器和接收器，其中发射器布置成发射指向衬底表面上的预定位置的信号，使得信号至少部分地被衬底反射以产生反射信号。 接收器布置成接收反射信号的至少一部分，并且液位传感器被布置成基于发射和接收的信号来确定基板相对于液位传感器的表面高度。 信号包括压力波。