Ultrasonic sensor microarray and its method of manufacture

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PATENT NO 9857457
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14768634

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A sensor assembly including one or more capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) microarray modules which are provided with a number of individual transducers. The microarray modules are arranged to simulate or orient individual transducers in a hyperbolic paraboloid geometry. The transducers/sensor are arranged in a rectangular or square matrix and are activatable individually, selectively or collectively to emit and received reflected beam signals at a frequency of between about 100 to 170 kHz.

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UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR401 SUNSET AVENUE DEPT OF ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING WINDSOR N9B 3P4

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Chowdhury, Sazzadur Windsor, CA 7 513

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