| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N17928/01 |
| Title: |
A LASER VIBROMETER FOR ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER CHARACTERISATION AND RADIATED FIELD MEASUREMENT |
| Principal Investigator: |
Hayward, Professor G |
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| Department: |
Electronic and Electrical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Strathclyde |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 February 2001 |
Ends: |
31 January 2006 |
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272,240
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Instrumentation Eng. & Dev. |
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| Electronics |
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The acquisition of a state-of-the-art vibrometer system will greatly enhance our ability to conduct research within the ultrasonics area where significant new developments are taking place. The vibrometer will greatly improve the calibration and assessment of single element and array based transducers based on piezocomposite structures, real-time air-coupled devices, low frequency stacks for high power applications and structures for high temperature monitoring. The data from the vibrometer system will be used to refine the results from FEM modelling, which is a unique feature of our transducer design process. The improved accuracy, resolution and bandwidth of this equipment will allow us to move into new research areas where quantification of the vibrational behaviour of new devices is challenging but essential. This includes measurement on thin film devices and microfabricated ultrasonic sensors as well as the calibration of the radiated field from high power devices for materials processing. The proposed vibrometer can also be adapted for the measurement of ultrasonic fields using 3D tomographic reconstruction techniques.EngProg\
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http://www.strath.ac.uk |