Computer-assisted design of transducers for ultrasonic sensor systems

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Henning, B ^a   Rautenberg, J ^a   Unverzagt, C ^a   Schroder A ^a   Olfert, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Optimization algorithm; Ultrasonic sensor design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED; IMPROVED METHODS; IN-PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; NON-INVASIVE; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; RELIABILITY AND ROBUSTNESS; SENSOR MATERIALS; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS;

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTIMIZATION; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC SENSORS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 72149120592     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/12/124012     Document Type: Article

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