TY - GEN
T1 - Airborne ultrasonic potential in intelligent control
AU - Li, Z. K.
AU - Rose, J. L.
AU - Eder, J.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - A brief review of some current efforts to fully understand ultrasonic wave propagation in air is presented, along with some miscellaneous items of value in an intelligent manufacturing environment. The use of an airborne ultrasonic sensor can be a valuable tool in an intelligent manufacturing environment as long as the physics of wave propagation is thoroughly understood. Beam divergence, attenuation, presence of side lobes, ability to control interference patterns, etc., and the ability to improve signal-to-noise ratio can add significantly to creative use of ultrasonic sensors in manufacturing. Dimensional checks of a product, position measurement of various system hardware, and product quality measurements are all possible with airborne ultrasonic sensors. Basic tools for accomplishing these sensing activities are discussed.
AB - A brief review of some current efforts to fully understand ultrasonic wave propagation in air is presented, along with some miscellaneous items of value in an intelligent manufacturing environment. The use of an airborne ultrasonic sensor can be a valuable tool in an intelligent manufacturing environment as long as the physics of wave propagation is thoroughly understood. Beam divergence, attenuation, presence of side lobes, ability to control interference patterns, etc., and the ability to improve signal-to-noise ratio can add significantly to creative use of ultrasonic sensors in manufacturing. Dimensional checks of a product, position measurement of various system hardware, and product quality measurements are all possible with airborne ultrasonic sensors. Basic tools for accomplishing these sensing activities are discussed.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:0025564820
SN - 0818621087
T3 - Proc 5 IEEE Int Symp Intell Control 90
SP - 1261
EP - 1265
BT - Proc 5 IEEE Int Symp Intell Control 90
PB - Publ by IEEE
T2 - Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control 1990
Y2 - 5 September 1990 through 7 September 1990
ER -