Broad-band fragmented aperture phased array element design using genetic algorithms

2005 ◽  
Vol 53 (10) ◽  
pp. 3280-3287 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Thors ◽  
H. Steyskal ◽  
H. Holter
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithms ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Array Element

Design of Two-Dimensional Ultrasonic Phased Array Transducers

2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 336-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shyamal C. Mondal ◽  
Paul D. Wilcox ◽  
Bruce W. Drinkwater
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Array Element ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Circular Array ◽  
Single Location ◽  
Ultrasonic Phased Array ◽  
3D Point Spread Function ◽  
3D Volume ◽  
Simulation And Evaluation

Two-dimensional (2D) phased arrays have the potential to significantly change the way in which engineering components in safety critical industries are inspected. In addition to enabling a three-dimensional (3D) volume of a component to be inspected from a single location, they could also be used in a C-scan configuration. The latter would enable any point in a component to be interrogated over a range of solid angles, allowing more accurate defect characterization and sizing. This paper describes the simulation and evaluation of grid, cross and circular 2D phased array element configurations. The aim of the cross and circle configurations is to increase the effective aperture for a given number of elements. Due to the multitude of possible array element configurations a model, based on Huygens’ principle, has been developed to allow analysis and comparison of candidate array designs. In addition to the element configuration, key issues such as element size, spacing, and frequency are discussed and quantitatively compared using the volume of the 3D point spread function (PSF) as a measurand. The results of this modeling indicate that, for a given number of elements, a circular array performs best and that the element spacing should be less than half a wavelength to avoid grating lobes. A prototype circular array has been built and initial results are presented. These show that a flat bottomed hole, half a wavelength in diameter, can be imaged. Furthermore, it is shown that the volume of the 3D reflection obtained experimentally from the end of the hole compares well with the volume of the 3D PSF predicted for the array at that point.

The effect of variation in phased array element performance for Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE)

Ultrasonics ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 1065-1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Duxbury ◽  
Jonathan Russell ◽  
Michael Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Array Element ◽  
Non Destructive Evaluation ◽  
Non Destructive

Array element and BFN design for phased-array-fed satellite antennas

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasushi Matsumoto ◽  
Toshiyuki Ide ◽  
Masato Tanaka ◽  
Teruaki Orikasa ◽  
Yasuhiro Yamasa
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Array Element ◽  
Satellite Antennas

Multimode phased array element for wide scan angle impedance matching

1968 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 1951-1959 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Tang ◽  
Nam San Wong
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Array Element
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