Real-time 3-D imaging using an air-coupled ultrasonic phased-array

G Allevato, J Hinrichs, M Rutsch… - IEEE transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present an air-coupled ultrasonic imaging system based on a 40-kHz 8× 8 phased-array
for 3-D real-time localization of multiple objects in the far-field. By attaching a waveguide to …

ERTIS: A fully embedded real time 3d imaging sonar sensor for robotic applications

R Kerstens, D Laurijssen… - … Conference on Robotics …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Many popular advanced sonar systems provide accurate and reliable measurements
containing crucial info needed by robotic applications such as range, bearing and reflection …

Sonar sensing

L Kleeman, R Kuc - Springer handbook of robotics, 2016 - Springer
Sonar or ultrasonic sensing uses the propagation of acoustic energy at higher frequencies
than normal hearing to extract information from the environment. This chapter presents the …

Hiris: An airborne sonar sensor with a 1024 channel microphone array for in-air acoustic imaging

D Laurijssen, W Daems, J Steckel - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Airborne 3D imaging using ultrasound is a promising sensing modality for robotic
applications in harsh environments. Over the last decade, several high-performance …

Predicting LiDAR data from sonar images

N Balemans, P Hellinckx, J Steckel - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Sensors using ultrasonic sound have proven to provide accurate 3D perception in difficult
environments where other modalities fail. Several industrial sectors need accurate and …

Bioinspired US sensor for broadband applications

AS Fiorillo, SA Pullano, MG Bianco… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2019 - Elsevier
This article proposes an ultrasonic sensor inspired by the shape of a bat's cochlea, which is
part of one of the most sophisticated echolocation systems to be found among mammals. In …

High-resolution ultrasound sensing for robotics using dense microphone arrays

T Verellen, R Kerstens, J Steckel - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
State-of-the-art autonomous vehicles use all kinds of sensors based on light, such as a
camera or LIDAR (Laser Imaging Detection And Ranging). These sensors tend to fail when …

Visual indoor localization in known environments

C Piciarelli - IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we propose a visual indoor localization technique, which localizes a camera
sensor by comparing the acquired images to a reference model of location-tagged visual …

Broadband acoustic metaveils for configurable camouflage

J Shi, C Liu, C Guo, H Chu, X Liu, J Christensen… - Physical Review Applied, 2022 - APS
We theoretically propose and experimentally demonstrate acoustic metasurfaces that exhibit
undistorted transmission and configurable reflection, therefore serving as remarkable veil …

[HTML][HTML] Classification of sonar targets in air: A neural network approach

PK Kroh, R Simon, SJ Rupitsch - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ultrasonic sonar sensors are commonly used for contactless distance measurements in
application areas such as automotive and mobile robotics. They can also be exploited to …