EMFi-Based ultrasonic sensory array for 3D localization of reflectors using positioning algorithms

This paper describes a first prototype of an airborne ultrasonic array that combines pulse-compression techniques with positioning algorithms in order to achieve accurate determination of the position of the reflectors placed in front of the array. The new sensory system is based on an array with fo...

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Autores: Jiménez Martín, Ana, Hernández Alonso, Álvaro, Ruíz, Daniel, Gude, Isaac, de Marziani, Carlos Manuel, Pérez, María Carmen, Álvarez, Fernando J., Gutierrez, César, Ureña, Jesús
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/21095
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/21095
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ultrasonic Sensory Array
Emfi
Encoding Techniques
3d Localization
Sensory
Array
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.2
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Sumario:This paper describes a first prototype of an airborne ultrasonic array that combines pulse-compression techniques with positioning algorithms in order to achieve accurate determination of the position of the reflectors placed in front of the array. The new sensory system is based on an array with four independently controlled emitters and a receiver. The emitters are made of ferroelectrets as active material, leveraging their features to produce broadband air-coupled ultrasonic transducers at low cost. The ultrasonic emissions are encoded with an orthogonal Kasami sequence for each transducer, making possible to transmit simultaneously from each one. Furthermore, one of the main novelties of the proposal is that reflectors are located by means of a spherical trilateration algorithm that uses the time-of-flight of the ultrasonic signals from each transmitter to the receiver, bounced back by the reflector.