Test Method for Measuring Ultrasonic Velocity in Advanced Ceramics with Broadband Pulse-Echo Cross-Correlation Method

10.1520/c1331 ◽  
2008 ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Ultrasonic Velocity ◽  
Cross Correlation ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Advanced Ceramics ◽  
Broadband Pulse ◽  
Pulse Echo

scholarly journals A Recursive Algorithm for Indoor Positioning Using Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic Signals

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 5042
Author(s):  
Salvatore A. Pullano ◽  
Maria Giovanna Bianco ◽  
Davide C. Critello ◽  
Michele Menniti ◽  
Antonio La Gatta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Cross Correlation ◽  
Recursive Algorithm ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Ultrasonic Signals ◽  
Average Improvement ◽  
Pulse Echo

Low frequency ultrasounds in air are widely used for real-time applications in short-range communication systems and environmental monitoring, in both structured and unstructured environments. One of the parameters widely evaluated in pulse-echo ultrasonic measurements is the time of flight (TOF), which can be evaluated with an increased accuracy and complexity by using different techniques. Hereafter, a nonstandard cross-correlation method is investigated for TOF estimations. The procedure, based on the use of template signals, was implemented to improve the accuracy of recursive TOF evaluations. Tests have been carried out through a couple of 60 kHz custom-designed polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) hemicylindrical ultrasonic transducers. The experimental results were then compared with the standard threshold and cross-correlation techniques for method validation and characterization. An average improvement of 30% and 19%, in terms of standard error (SE), was observed. Moreover, the experimental results evidenced an enhancement in repeatability of about 10% in the use of a recursive positioning system.

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