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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2004
Kai Erik Thomenius, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Rayette Ann Fisher, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert Gideon Wodnicki, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher Robert Hazard, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Lowell Scott Smith, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Bruno Hans Haider, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Kenneth Wayne Rigby, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Kai Erik Thomenius, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Rayette Ann Fisher, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert Gideon Wodnicki, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher Robert Hazard, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Lowell Scott Smith, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Bruno Hans Haider, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Kenneth Wayne Rigby, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A reconfigurable linear array of sensors (e.g., optical, thermal, pressure, ultrasonic). The reconfigurability allows the size and spacing of the sensor elements to be a function of the distance from the beam center. This feature improves performance for imaging systems having a limited channel count. The improved performance, for applications in which multiple transmit focal zones are employed, arises from the ability to adjust the aperture for a particular depth.