System and method for detection of motion
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1. A method of detecting motion inside of a body, the method comprising:
- providing an electrical signal to a piezoceramic transducer at a first frequency, to cause said transducer to transmit thickness vibrations to a target area;
providing an electrical signal to said piezoceramic transducer at a second frequency, said second frequency being a lower frequency than said first frequency, to cause said transducer to generate bending vibrations, thereby causing said thickness vibrations transmitted from said transducer to scan a relatively wide target area; and
receiving vibrations to said piezoceramic transducer, said vibrations resulting from said thickness vibrations being reflected from an element inside said wide target area.
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Abstract
As part of the present invention, a motion detector for detecting motion inside of a body may include a first oscillator to produce an electrical scanning signal and a second oscillator to produce an electrical Doppler signal. A vibrating element may vibrate in response to the scanning and Doppler signals. A vibration transducer may receive vibrations reflected from a structure inside the body and may convert the reflected vibrations into an electrical signal. Doppler shifts between the transmitted and received vibrations may be used to estimate the velocity of the structure inside the body.
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1. A method of detecting motion inside of a body, the method comprising:
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providing an electrical signal to a piezoceramic transducer at a first frequency, to cause said transducer to transmit thickness vibrations to a target area;
providing an electrical signal to said piezoceramic transducer at a second frequency, said second frequency being a lower frequency than said first frequency, to cause said transducer to generate bending vibrations, thereby causing said thickness vibrations transmitted from said transducer to scan a relatively wide target area; and
receiving vibrations to said piezoceramic transducer, said vibrations resulting from said thickness vibrations being reflected from an element inside said wide target area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A motion detecting apparatus for detecting motion inside of a body, said apparatus comprising:
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a piezoceramic transducer;
a first oscillator to provide an electrical signal to said piezoceramic transducer at a first frequency, to generate thickness vibrations for transmission to a target area;
a second oscillator to provide an electrical signal to said piezoceramic transducer at a second frequency, said second frequency being at a lower frequency than said first frequency, said signal being capable to cause said transducer to generate bending vibrations, thereby scanning a relatively wide target area; and
wherein said piezoceramic transducer is to receive vibrations reflected from said relatively wide target area, and to convert the reflected vibrations into electrical signals. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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