A complete model-based control for traveling-wavetype ultrasonic motors is presented in this paper. The control scheme consists of inner control loops with respect to the oscillation systems, offering all meaningful degrees of freedom for adjusting the traveling bending wave, and outer control loops for torque and speed. After a brief review on modeling the actuator and presentation of a parame...

Sato et al. (Electronic Letters 32, 949-950, 1996) reported that one can obtain a non-invasive estimate of left ventricular (LV) pressure at around end-diastole in an isolated canine preparation. In this study we examined whether this method can be applied to humans. Using the method proposed by Kanai et al. (IEEE. Trans. UFFC, 43, 791-810,1996), we detected small amplitude LV vibration from an...

Flow velocity spectra of main arteries in 24 healthy adult subjects and 21 healthy aged subjects were transcutaneously studied using the directional ultrasonic Doppler technique. I) The instantaneous flow velocity spectrum is continuous throughout a pulse cycle, and intensified near the instantaneous maximum velocity, especially in the earlypart ofa pulse cycle. 2) No reverse flow phase is obse...

Thermal convection experiments in a liquid gallium layer were carried out with various intensities of uniform horizontal magnetic fields. The gallium layer was in a rectangular vessel with a 4:1:1 length ratio (1 is the height), where the magnetic field is applied in the direction normal to the longest vertical wall. An ultrasonic velocity profiling method was used to visualize the spatiotempor...

development of ultrasound technique has not been progressing for evaluating the internal quality of fruits as fast as that of processed foods. in this research for quality assessment of pear fruit (shah miveh variety) an ultrasonic measurement system was constructed to transmit and receive the ultrasonic waves. the apparatus included a pulser-receiver, a pair of 75 khz ultrasonic transducers wi...

using ultrasonic devices in endodontics can enhance the antibacterial and tissue dissolving ability of different root canal irrigants such as sodium hypochlorite (naocl) which is the most common irrigant with excellent antibacterial and tissue dissolving abilities. however, due to its high surface tension, its penetration into the irregularities of the root canal system is a challenge. the purp...

Both the spectrum and correlation characteristics are important in constructing excitation sequences to realize the multichannel ultrasonic sensors working together. For LFM excitation sequence, there should not be too many simultaneously fired ultrasonic sensors, because of the limited available frequency band of the ultrasonic ranging system. The optimized CFM excitation sequences are propose...