Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Echo systems – Speed determination
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-28
2009-06-02
Pihulic, Dan (Department: 3662)
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Echo systems
Speed determination
Reexamination Certificate
active
07542374
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for measuring velocity in a fluid medium utilizing a phased array transducer are disclosed. The phased array transducer comprises a plurality of transducer elements arranged to form a single two-dimensional array. In one aspect, the method comprises receiving echoes of a plurality of beams generated by the transducer, calculating raw velocity estimates based at least in part on the echoes, and removing substantially a bias related to a first velocity from the raw velocity estimates. The first velocity is orthogonal to the face of the two-dimensional array.
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Brumley Blair H.
Vogt Mark A.
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Pihulic Dan
Teledyne RD Instruments, Inc.
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