Computer optimization of transducer transfer functions using constraints on bandwidth, ripple, and loss

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1136-1149

  Rhyne, Theodore L ^a  

^a GC Medical Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BANDWIDTH; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ACOUSTIC); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

FILTER THEORY; MASON MODEL; SECOND ORDER FANO BOUND; TARGET FUNCTION;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0030290061     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.542058     Document Type: Article

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