Transducer configurations and methods for transducer positioning in electrical impedance tomography
First Claim
1. A soft-field tomography system comprising:
- a plurality of transducers configured for positioning proximate a surface of an object and spaced apart along the object, at least one of the transducers being formed from at least one conductive ring that extends around the object, the at least one conductive ring including a discontinuity that defines a non-conductive portion, wherein the at least one conductive ring includes a continuous portion that extends around at least one-half of a circumference of the object;
one or more excitation drivers coupled to the plurality of transducers and configured to generate excitation signals for the plurality of transducers;
one or more response detectors coupled to the plurality of transducers and configured to measure a response of the object at the plurality of transducers to the excitation applied by the plurality of transducers based on the excitation signals; and
a soft-field reconstruction module configured to reconstruct a property distribution based on the excitation signals and the measured response.
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Abstract
Transducer configurations and methods for transducer positioning in electrical impedance tomography are provided. A plurality of transducers for one electrical impedance tomography arrangement are configured for positioning proximate a surface of an object and spaced apart along the object, wherein the transducers are one or more conductive rings and have at least one non-conductive portion. The arrangement further includes one or more excitation drivers coupled to the plurality of transducers and configured to generate excitation signals for the plurality of transducers. The arrangement also includes one or more response detectors coupled to the plurality of transducers and configured to measure a response of the object at the plurality of transducers to the excitation applied by the plurality of transducers based on the excitation signals. The arrangement additionally includes a soft-field reconstruction module configured to reconstruct a property distribution based on the excitation signals and the measured response.
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22 Claims
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1. A soft-field tomography system comprising:
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a plurality of transducers configured for positioning proximate a surface of an object and spaced apart along the object, at least one of the transducers being formed from at least one conductive ring that extends around the object, the at least one conductive ring including a discontinuity that defines a non-conductive portion, wherein the at least one conductive ring includes a continuous portion that extends around at least one-half of a circumference of the object; one or more excitation drivers coupled to the plurality of transducers and configured to generate excitation signals for the plurality of transducers; one or more response detectors coupled to the plurality of transducers and configured to measure a response of the object at the plurality of transducers to the excitation applied by the plurality of transducers based on the excitation signals; and a soft-field reconstruction module configured to reconstruct a property distribution based on the excitation signals and the measured response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A soft-field tomography system comprising:
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a plurality of transducers configured for positioning proximate a surface of an object and spaced apart around the object;
at least a subset of the transducers asymmetrically distributed relative to at least another subset of the transducers, wherein the asymmetric transducers in the subsets of transducers;one or more excitation drivers coupled to the plurality of transducers and configured to generate excitation signals for the plurality of transducers; one or more response detectors coupled to the plurality of transducers and configured to measure a response of the object at the plurality of transducers to the excitation applied by the plurality of transducers based on the excitation signals; and a soft-field reconstruction module configured to reconstruct a property distribution based on the excitation signals and the measured response. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A soft-field tomography system comprising:
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a transducer configuration for positioning proximate a surface of an object and spaced along a circumference of the object, the transducer configuration including a conductive strip including a plurality of measurement regions defined by electrodes, at least one of the electrodes surrounded by a non-conductive ring portion, the conductive strip formed from an electrically conductive material and wherein the non-conductive ring portion is surrounded by the electrically conductive material of the conductive strip; one or more excitation drivers coupled to the electrodes and configured to generate excitation signals for the electrodes; one or more response detectors coupled to the electrodes and configured to measure a response of the object at the electrodes to the excitation applied by the electrodes based on the excitation signals; and a soft-field reconstruction module configured to reconstruct a property distribution based on the excitation signals and the measured response. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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