Surface mapping by virtual array processing via separate transmissions
    1.
    发明授权
    Surface mapping by virtual array processing via separate transmissions 有权
    通过虚拟阵列处理通过单独的传输进行表面映射

    公开(公告)号:US09217660B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-22

    申请号:US13845169

    申请日:2013-03-18

    摘要: A system for measuring the height of bin contents includes transmitters for transmitting pulses of wave energy towards the upper surface of the contents and receivers for receiving echoes of the pulses and producing corresponding signals. The transmitters and receivers are distributed aerially above the contents. The system also includes a processing apparatus, for using the received signals to map the upper surface, that includes correlators that correlate pulse waveforms with the signals, and a beamformer. In one embodiment, the beamformer computes, from the signals considered as corresponding to echoes, of pulses from fewer synthetic transmitters, received at a synthetic receiver array, respective directions of arrival of the signals. In another embodiment, the beamformer computes respective directions of transmission and arrival of the signals, and the processing apparatus also includes a processor that selects, according to the computed transmission and arrival directions, which signals to use for the mapping.

    摘要翻译: 用于测量箱体高度的系统包括用于向内容物的上表面传送波浪能脉冲的发射器和用于接收脉冲回波并产生相应信号的接收器。 发射机和接收机分布在内容上方。 该系统还包括一个处理装置,用于使用接收的信号来映射上表面,其包括将脉冲波形与信号相关联的相关器和波束形成器。 在一个实施例中,波束形成器从合成接收机阵列接收的较少合成发射机的信号中,从被认为对应于回波的信号中计算出各个信号的到达方向。 在另一个实施例中,波束形成器计算信号的传输和到达的各个方向,并且处理装置还包括处理器,其根据所计算的传输和到达方向来选择要用于映射的信号。

    Movable system for measuring a content of a bin

    公开(公告)号:US09952083B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-24

    申请号:US14050391

    申请日:2013-10-10

    IPC分类号: G01S15/00 G01F23/296

    CPC分类号: G01F23/2962

    摘要: A method and a system for evaluating a content of a bin, the method may include (a) transmit multiple acoustic pulses by multiple acoustic transceiver arrays towards different areas of an upper surface of the content when the acoustic transceivers are positioned at different locations; wherein the multiple acoustic transceiver arrays are connected to a device that is moved according to a movement pattern between the different locations; receive by the multiple acoustic transceiver arrays multiple echoes of the multiple acoustic pulses; process by the multiple acoustic transceiver arrays the multiple echoes to provide multiple estimates of the different areas; associate with the multiple estimates of the different areas timing information indicative of a timing of the receiving of the multiple echoes to a computer; and obtain by an acoustic based location device, location information readings related to locations of the device at multiple points of time.

    SURFACE MAPPING BY VIRTUAL ARRAY PROCESSING VIA SEPARATE TRANSMISSIONS
    5.
    发明申请
    SURFACE MAPPING BY VIRTUAL ARRAY PROCESSING VIA SEPARATE TRANSMISSIONS 有权
    通过单独传输的虚拟阵列处理的表面映射

    公开(公告)号:US20140208845A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-31

    申请号:US13845169

    申请日:2013-03-18

    IPC分类号: G01F23/296

    摘要: A system for measuring the height of bin contents includes transmitters for transmitting pulses of wave energy towards the upper surface of the contents and receivers for receiving echoes of the pulses and producing corresponding signals. The transmitters and receivers are distributed aerially above the contents. The system also includes a processing apparatus, for using the received signals to map the upper surface, that includes correlators that correlate pulse waveforms with the signals, and a beamformer. In one embodiment, the beamformer computes, from the signals considered as corresponding to echoes, of pulses from fewer synthetic transmitters, received at a synthetic receiver array, respective directions of arrival of the signals. In another embodiment, the beamformer computes respective directions of transmission and arrival of the signals, and the processing apparatus also includes a processor that selects, according to the computed transmission and arrival directions, which signals to use for the mapping.

    摘要翻译: 用于测量箱体高度的系统包括用于向内容物的上表面传送波浪能脉冲的发射器和用于接收脉冲回波并产生相应信号的接收器。 发射机和接收机分布在内容上方。 该系统还包括一个处理装置,用于使用接收的信号来映射上表面,其包括将脉冲波形与信号相关联的相关器和波束形成器。 在一个实施例中,波束形成器从合成接收机阵列接收的较少合成发射机的信号中,从被认为对应于回波的信号中计算出各个信号的到达方向。 在另一个实施例中,波束形成器计算信号的传输和到达的各个方向,并且处理装置还包括处理器,其根据所计算的传输和到达方向来选择要用于映射的信号。