A 220 kHz Air-Coupled Spiral Ultrasonic Phased Array Using Waveguides

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Abstract

The freedom of air-coupled phased array design is restricted due to the size constraints of off-the-shelf transducers. Waveguides can be a solution, because they allow to design the element aperture as well as the array aperture independently of transducer sizes. Recent work (Rutsch et al. 2021) has demonstrated the feasibility of air-coupled waveguides at frequencies around 40 kHz for phased arrays. This work explores the use of waveguides at a higher frequency of 220 kHz with commercially available piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers for creating air-coupled phased arrays, since higher frequency allows higher resolution. We employ tapered, cylindrical 3D-printed waveguides of equal lengths in an arc shape, with each 220 kHz transducer individually controllable for 3D beam steering. A spiral arrangement of the transducers is chosen for its lower maximum side lobe level and independence of the λ/2 criterion. The point spread function of the resulting phased array is characterized in an anechoic chamber. Results confirm the feasibility of the waveguided phased array at 220 kHz, with a -3 dB main lobe width of 9° and a maximum side lobe level of -10 dB. Therefore the waveguide approach is feasible even at higher frequencies such as 220 kHz for selecting the aperture independent of the transducer.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelIEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium, UFFC-JS 2024 - Proceedings
Herausgeber (Verlag)Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Seitenumfang4
ISBN (elektronisch)979-8-3503-7190-1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Publikationsreihe

ReiheIEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF)
ISSN1099-4734

Konferenz

Titel2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium
KurztitelUFFC-JS 2024
Dauer22 - 26 September 2024
Webseite
OrtTaipei Nangang Exhibition Center & Online
StadtTaipei
LandTaiwan

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-0803-8818/work/187080217

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • air-coupled waveguides, phase calibration, Phased arrays, ultrasonic transducers