Estimating the 3D-position from time delay data of US-waves: Experimental analysis and a new processing algorithm

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 311-321

  Martin J M ^a   Jimenez A R ^a   Seco, F ^a   Calderon L ^a   Pons, J L ^a   Ceres, R ^a  

^a Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

3D position measurement; Time delay estimation; Ultrasonic signals

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ERRORS; REDUNDANCY; ROBOTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONICS; WAVE INTERFERENCE; WIND EFFECTS;

MODIFIED TRIMMED MEDIAN FILTER; ROBOTIC THREE DIMENSIONAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL POSITION MEASUREMENT;

POSITION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0037202406     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(02)00211-X     Document Type: Article

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