Optimization of buffer rod geometry for ultrasonic sensors with reference path

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 170-178

  Hoppe, Niels ^a   Püttmer, Alf ^b   Hauptmann, Peter ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHO SUPPRESSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

BUFFER RODS; REFERENCE PATH; SPURIOUS ECHOS;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0037307269     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2003.1182120     Document Type: Article

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