Reflective echo tomographic imaging using acoustic beams
US8894580B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/8977
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An inspection system includes a plurality of acoustic beamformers, where each of the plurality of acoustic beamformers including a plurality of acoustic transmitter elements. The system also includes at least one controller configured for causing each of the plurality of acoustic beamformers to generate an acoustic beam directed to a point in a volume of interest during a first time. Based on a reflected wave intensity detected at a plurality of acoustic receiver elements, an image of the volume of interest can be generated.
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