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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Nezihe Merve Guerel, Rueschlikon, CH;
Paul T. Hurley, Oberrieden, CH;
Matthieu M. J. Simeoni, Lausanne, CH;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In a method for determining positions {p}of transducers {A}of an apparatus, the transducers are assumed to be configured for receiving wave signals from and/or transmitting wave signals to one or more regions {R}of interest in an n-dimensional space, with n=2 or 3. An n-dimensional spatial filter function {circumflex over (ω)}(r) is determined, which matches projections {P}of the one or more regions {R}of interest onto an n−1-dimensional sphere centered on the apparatus. Then, a density function ƒ(p) is obtained, based on a Fourier transform ω(p) of the determined spatial filter function {circumflex over (ω)}(r). Finally, a position pis determined, within said n-dimensional space, for each of N transducers, based on the obtained density function ƒ(p) and a prescribed number N of the transducers. The invention is further directed to related devices, apparatuses and systems, as well as computer program products.