Ultrasonic Instruments and Devices

Ultrasonic Instruments and Devices examines how years of ultrasound research has led to many practical inventions that are now products of use to ordinary people. Examples of personalized applications include the ultrasonograms of an unborn child, the testing of the parts of an automobile for durability, the electronics which make a cell phone work, and the meter in the gas line leading to a house. Larger concerns, such as safety of aircraft, are also discussed. A chapter is devoted to each major engineering area, and each chapter is written by one or more world-class experts in the particular area covered by the chapter. The characteristic uniting the products presented in this book is the extra effort that has been needed above and beyond research to transform the research results into practical items. One chapter of the book is devoted to essays bringing inventions out of the laboratory and onto the showroom floor. The book holds useful perspectives for entrepreneurs, researchers, managers, and consumers, and may turn out to be especially useful to professors and teachers trying to motivate students. There is some technical information in each chapter, varying from chapter to chapter, as well as a historical background.

Shows examples of the successful commercialization of devices and instruments arising from previous research in ultrasonics. The first chapter consists of six essays that provide advice on the ways and means of bringing inventions out of the laboratory and onto the showroom floor. The remaining eight chapters illustrate how devices come to fruition, discussing medical ultrasonic diagnostics, nondestructive testing, industrial process control sensors and systems, fabrication and characterization of transducers, surface acoustic wave technology, frequency control devices, industrial ultrasonic imaging/microscopy, and research instruments and systems.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR