1D- and 2D-sparse-array-optimization

Instrumentation Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 235-246

  Weber, P K ^a   Austeng, A ^b   Holm, S ^b   Aakvaak, N ^c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Vingmed Sound AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

ELECTRONIC STEERING; SPARSE ARRAYS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0032658960     PISSN: 10739149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10739149908085857     Document Type: Article

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