SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING SHARED TRANSDUCER ELEMENTS
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1. A transducer-based sensor system, comprising:
- a central transducer system;
a peripheral transducer system disposed radially about the central transducer system; and
a sample area at least partially surrounding the central transducer system and disposed between the central transducer system and the peripheral transducer system, where the central transducer system and peripheral transducer system are collectively configured to transmit surface acoustic waves radially through the sample area and receive such surface acoustic waves.
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Abstract
A transducer-based sensor system including a first transducer system and a second transducer system spaced from the first transducer system so as to define a sample area between the first transducer system and the second transducer system where the first transducer system and second transducer system are collectively configured to transmit surface acoustic waves in multiple directions through the sample area and receive such surface acoustic waves.
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1. A transducer-based sensor system, comprising:
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a central transducer system;
a peripheral transducer system disposed radially about the central transducer system; and
a sample area at least partially surrounding the central transducer system and disposed between the central transducer system and the peripheral transducer system, where the central transducer system and peripheral transducer system are collectively configured to transmit surface acoustic waves radially through the sample area and receive such surface acoustic waves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A transducer-based sensor system, comprising a surface acoustic wave device, including:
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a shared transducer element; and
N distributed transducer elements, where the shared transducer element and distributed transducer elements are positioned so as to define N sampling locations configured to accommodate passage of surface acoustic waves therethrough, each sampling location being disposed between the shared transducer element and one of the distributed transducer elements;
a drive signal generator coupled to the surface acoustic wave device, where the drive signal generator is configured to apply drive signals to the surface acoustic wave device in order to produce surface acoustic waves within the surface acoustic wave device; and
an output processing subsystem coupled to the surface acoustic wave device, where the output processing subsystem is configured to employ synchronous detection to selectively obtain individual output signals corresponding to each of the N sampling locations. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A transducer-based method for obtaining data from a sample using surface acoustic wave technology, the method comprising:
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applying drive signals to a surface acoustic wave device having a plurality of transducer elements, where such transducer elements include;
a shared transducer element; and
N distributed transducer elements, where the shared transducer element and distributed transducer elements are positioned so as to define N sampling locations adapted to accommodate passage of surface acoustic waves therethrough, each sampling location being disposed between the shared transducer element and one of the distributed transducer elements;
producing surface acoustic waves in response to the drive signals so that the surface acoustic waves propagate through the sampling locations;
receiving output from the surface acoustic wave device, where such output arises from the surface acoustic waves impinging upon at least one of the transducer elements within the surface acoustic wave device; and
employing synchronous detection in connection with the output received from the surface acoustic wave device, in order to obtain individual output signals corresponding to each of the N sampling locations. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A transducer-based sensor system, comprising a surface acoustic wave device, including:
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a shared transducer means; and
N distributed transducer means, where the shared transducer means and distributed transducer means are positioned so as to define N sampling locations configured to accommodate passage of surface acoustic waves therethrough, each sampling location being disposed between the shared transducer means and one of the distributed transducer means;
drive signal generator means for applying drive signals to the surface acoustic wave device so as to produce surface acoustic waves within the surface acoustic wave device; and
an output processing subsystem coupled to the surface acoustic wave device, where the output processing subsystem includes means for employing synchronous detection to selectively obtain individual output signals corresponding to each of the N sampling locations.
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27. A transducer-based sensor system, comprising:
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a first transducer system; and
a second transducer system spaced from the first transducer system so as to define a sample area between the first transducer system and the second transducer system, where the first transducer system and second transducer system are collectively configured to transmit surface acoustic waves in multiple directions through the sample area and receive such surface acoustic waves. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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