Analysis of fast accurate low ambiguity beam forming for non λ/2 ultrasonic arrays

Ultrasonics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-78

  Webb, P ^a   Wykes, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCESS CONTROL; ROBOTICS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

BEAM FORMING TECHNIQUE; TRIANGULATION;

ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0035147688     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(00)00038-X     Document Type: Article

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