Array beamforming techniques allow for the generation of 3-D spatial filters which can be
used to localize objects in a large field of view (FOV) without the need for mechanical …

The book is an edited collection of research articles covering the current state of sonar
systems, the signal processing methods and their applications prepared by experts in the …

Capacitive detection limits the performance of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic
transducers (CMUTs) by providing poor sensitivity below megahertz frequencies and limiting …

This paper presents a survey on recent applications of quasi-Newton methods to solve
nonlinear systems of equations which appear in applied areas such as physics, biology …

In mobile robotics, ultrasonic sensors became standard devices for collision avoiding.
Moreover, their applicability for map building and navigation has exploited in recent years …

In optical instrumentation, one of the tasks is to estimate the instrumental error of existing
and develo** measurement systems. There are two main approaches to solving this …

Ultrasonic technique is very promising for non destructive inspection. In this paper, a method
is presented on automatic ultrasonic inspection of defects in a propeller-blade without …

This paper describes the design and fabrication of a 16-element transducer array for
airborne ultrasonic imaging operating at 150 kHz, that can operate both at close range (50 …

A diffraction-based interferometric optical detection method for micromachined acoustic
sensors can provide better sensitivity as compared to conventional capacitance detection …

Micromachined broadband acoustic transducers with diffraction-based optical displacement
detection are presented. A compliant membrane is made part of a phase sensitive diffraction …