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Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2019
Applicant:

Teledyne Instruments, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jerker Taudien, Burlington, VT (US);

Steven Webb, La Mesa, CA (US);

Assignee:

Teledyne Instruments, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G10K 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/8925 (2013.01); G01S 15/8927 (2013.01); G10K 11/346 (2013.01);
Abstract

An acoustic dual-frequency phased array system with common beam angles is disclosed. In one aspect, the system includes a planar array of transducer elements and a multiplexing circuit for selecting between a first state and a second state during either transmit operation, receive operation or both transmit and receive operation. The multiplexer is configured to connect transducer elements to a plurality of connections different between the first state and second state. The system is configured to transmit and receive beams at a first frequency when the multiplexer is in the first state and transmit and receive beams at a second frequency when the multiplexer is in the second state. The angle of the beams from vertical in the first and second state are substantially similar.


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