Abstract:
Sistema y método de detección subacuática que comprende: (a) una primera unidad subacuática, que comprende, a su vez: (a.1) un sónar activoypasivo (4) de alta frecuencia que se dispone bajo el agua de forma fija y/o en modo sónar de arrastre bajo una embarcación y que está configurado para emitir una señal acústica y recibir el eco sónar; y (a.2) una unidad subacuática disuasoria (5) configurada para avisar a un elemento subacuático autorizado de su presencia en un área restringida; y donde el sistema comprende, además, (b) una segunda unidad en superficie que comprende: (b.1) una unidad de comunicaciones (2) configurada para establecer un interfaz de comunicaciones entre la unidad subacuática (4,5) y la unidad en superficie (1,2,3,6); y (b.2) una unidad de control en superficie (1) configurada para procesar los datos adquiridos por el sónar activoy pasivo(4) y emitir un aviso mediante la unidad subacuática disuasoria (5) en el caso de detectar una presencia de un elemento subacuático no autorizado en un área restringida.
Abstract:
Enhanced systems and methods for collision avoidance of a high value asset with reflective beacons around it using multi-sensor data fusion on a mobile industrial vehicle. The system has a sensing processing system with a LiDAR and camera sensors, and a multi¬ processor module responsive to the different sensors. The sensing processing system fuses the different sensor data to locate the reflective beacons. A model predictive controller on the vehicle determines possible control solutions where each defines a threshold allowable speed for the vehicle at discrete moments based upon an estimated path to a breaching point projected from the reflective beacons, and then identifies an optimal one of the control solutions based upon a performance cost function and associated with an optimal threshold allowable speed. The system has a vehicle actuator configured to respond and alter vehicle movement to avoid a collision when the vehicle exceeds the optimal threshold allowable speed.
Abstract:
A method for an ultrasonic time-of-flight flow meter (1) includes driving an ultrasonic transducer (2, 3) using a first waveform (V 1 (t)) for a first duration (Δt 1 ) , the first waveform ( V 1 ,(t)) configured to cause oscillation (21) of the ultrasonic transducer (2, 3), The method also includes driving the ultrasonic transducer (2, 3) using a second waveform ( V 2 (t) ) for a second duration ( Δt 2 ) . There is a discontinuity between the first waveform ( V 1 (t)) and the second waveform ( V 2 (t) ). The second waveform (V 2 (t)) and the second duration ( Δt 2 ) are configured to maintain a voltage (V t -(t)) across the ultrasonic transducer (2, 3) within a predetermined range ( V h , V L ).
Abstract:
L'invention se rapporte à un réservoir (1) de fluide (4) pour véhicule automobile (3) comportant un corps (5) agencé pour recevoir le fluide (4) et un système (9) de mesure d'un paramètre du fluide (4) dans le réservoir (1) à partir d'une onde acoustique. Selon l'invention, l'onde (6) acoustique est générée par un autre système (7) dont la fonction principale n'est pas d'émettre une onde acoustique.
Abstract:
A method for use in acoustic imaging, comprising: transmitting, from a transmitter, a first sound wave pulse at a first frequency determined by a maximum sampling rate of a receiver; transmitting at least one second sound wave pulse at a frequency substantially equal to the first frequency, the first and at least one second sound wave pulses being transmitted substantially within a fraction of a sample interval of the receiver; receiving and sampling, at the receiver, a reflection of at least two of the first and at least one second pulses to generate a set of receiver samples; and expanding the set of receiver samples, based on the first frequency and a total number of the first and at least one second pulses transmitted, to generate an expanded sample set with a larger number of samples than the set of receiver samples.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for acoustic structural reflection interference mitigation are provided in accordance with various embodiments. For example, some embodiments may provide for structural reflection interference mitigation for compact three-dimensional ultrasonic anemometers. Some embodiments include a method that may include transmitting a first acoustic signal from a first acoustic transmitter. At least a first portion of the first acoustic signal from the first acoustic transmitter may be hindered from being received at a first acoustic receiver. At least a second portion of the first acoustic signal from the first acoustic transmitter may be received at the first acoustic receiver along an acoustic propagation path. In some embodiments, the first acoustic transmitter may include a wide-beam transmitter. Some embodiments may utilize four wide-beam transducers positioned at apices of a tetrahedron.
Abstract:
Dispositivo de ecografía portátil para el guiado de punciones transcutáneas, que comprende una carcasa (8); una pantalla principal (4), un transductor ecográfico (1) orientado con su haz de ultrasonidos (9) paralelo a la pantalla principal (4); una unidad de procesado de imagen (2) que muestra la señal del transductor ecográfico (1) en la pantalla principal (4); unos medios de selección de escala de ampliación de la imagen ecográfica mostrada en la pantalla principal (4); un sistema de referencia de anchura (12) ubicado en la parte inferior frontal de la carcasa (8) que incluye unas líneas de referencia (15) verticales; y una zona de ajuste de escala (5) ubicada encima del sistema de referencia de anchura (12) y donde la unidad de procesado de imagen (2) muestra unas líneas de adaptación de escala (16) con una inclinación variable en función de la escala seleccionada. El sistema de referencia puede estar impreso en la propia carcasa (8), en la pantalla principal (4) o en un display específico.
Abstract:
A sonar system includes a sonar transducer having a plurality of transducer elements and a transceiver. The transceiver generates transducer drive signals and receives transducer echo signals. The system includes control circuitry, which, in operation, selectively couples transducer elements of the plurality of transducer elements to the transceiver. In a side scan mode of operation, the plurality of transducer elements are coupled to the transceiver, and in a forward scan mode of operation a subset of the plurality of transducer elements is coupled to the transceiver.
Abstract:
A sonar data compression system includes a multibeam echo sounder for installation on a water going vehicle. The sonar data compression system comprises an acoustic transceiver for use with one or more transducers in a single projector array and plural transducers in a single hydrophone array. The projector array is arranged with respect to the hydrophone array to form a Mills Cross, a transceiver for synthesizing a transmitter message, the message exciting a projector array such that a swath beneath the vehicle is ensonified, and Q beams formed by the hydrophone array, the Q beams sampled 1, 2, 3...s times during a time that echoes form the message reach the hydrophones.
Abstract:
A survey system including a multibeam echo sounder having a single projector array and a single hydrophone array constructs a multi-signal message and deconstructs a corresponding multi-signal echo to substantially simultaneously perform multiple survey missions.