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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Yuming Zhu, Plano, TX (US);
Srinath Ramaswamy, Murphy, TX (US);
Domingo Garcia, Plano, TX (US);
Sujeet Milind Patole, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/00 (2020.01); G01S 15/10 (2006.01); G01N 29/07 (2006.01); G01N 29/11 (2006.01); G01N 29/14 (2006.01); G01S 7/539 (2006.01); G01S 15/58 (2006.01); G01N 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/10 (2013.01); G01N 29/07 (2013.01); G01N 29/075 (2013.01); G01N 29/11 (2013.01); G01N 29/12 (2013.01); G01N 29/14 (2013.01); G01S 7/539 (2013.01); G01S 15/582 (2013.01); G01N 2291/011 (2013.01); G01N 2291/014 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0258 (2013.01); G01S 15/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transducer system with transducer and circuitry for applying a pulse train at a single frequency to excite the transducer. The transducer is operable to receive an echo waveform in response to the pulse train. The system also comprises circuitry for determining a time of flight as between a first reference time associated with the pulse train and a second reference time associated with the echo waveform.