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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Quming Zhou, Houston, TX (US);
James V. Leggett, Iii, Magnolia, TX (US);
Quming Zhou, Houston, TX (US);
James V. Leggett, III, Magnolia, TX (US);
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of performing acoustic imaging includes: selecting a target location, and selecting a group of transducers from a plurality of transducers to transmit an acoustic beam to be electronically directed to the target location; selecting a transmitter having an orientation toward a location proximate to the target location, and transmitting an acoustic signal only by the transmitter; detecting an acoustic return signal by the transmitter and by a plurality of other transducers in the group; estimating a travel time for each of the group of transducers, the estimating including measuring a travel time for each of the other transducers, and estimating a travel time for the transmitter based on the travel time for each of the other transducers; and calculating beamforming delays based on the travel time, the beamforming delay configured to cause the group of transducers to direct an acoustic beam to the target location.