Model-based estimation of thin multi-layered media using ultrasonic measurements

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1689-1702

  Hägglund, Fredrik ^a   Martinsson, Jesper ^b   Carlson, Johan E ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LKAB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAYER MODEL; LAYERED MATERIAL; MIDDLE LAYER; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODEL-BASED ESTIMATION; MULTI-LAYERED MEDIA; MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE; MULTILAYERED MATERIALS; NUMBER OF LAYERS; PULSE ECHOES; REFLECTION COEFFICIENTS; SYSTEM IDENTIFICATIONS; SYSTEM OF LINEAR EQUATIONS; THIN LAYERS; THROUGH TRANSMISSION; TIME OF FLIGHT; ULTRASONIC WAVEFORM;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NEGATIVE IONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONICS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 68649106682     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2009.1233     Document Type: Conference Paper

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