Sparse Optimal Design of Ultrasonic Phased Array for Efficient DMAS Imaging
Source abstract
Abstract
Abstract Enhancing imaging performance is one of long-term goals pursued by ultrasonic phased array in the field of nondestructive testing. However, the computational complexity will grow when the imaging methods are improved. In this work, delay-multiply-and-sum (DMAS) is combined with sparse array technique to achieve better imaging performance and maintain the almost same computational cost as sparse total focus method (TFM) needs. Comparison analysis is conducted on the beam pattern and imaging metrics, and the result indicates that sparse DMAS works better over sparse TFM at the same level of imaging time.
Source: openalex_inverted_index · Quality: baseline
Research context
OpenAlex topics: Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation · Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography · Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.
References (36)
Show source-provided references
1. Silva, I.M., Malitckii, E., Santos, T.G., and Vilaça, P., Review of conventional and advanced non-destructive testing techniques for detection and characterization of small-scale defects, Progr. Mater. Sci., 2023, vol. 138, p. 101155.10.1016/j.pmatsci.2023.101155 ↗
2. Kumar, A. and Arnold, W., High resolution in non-destructive testing: A review, J. Appl. Phys., 2022, vol. 132, p. 100901.10.1063/5.0095328 ↗
3. Felice, M.V. and Fan, Z., Sizing of flaws using ultrasonic bulk wave testing: A review, Ultrasonics, 2018, vol. 88, pp. 26–42.10.1016/j.ultras.2018.03.003 ↗
4. Bazulin, E.G., Using coherence factor to improve the quality of reflector images in ultrasonic testing, Russ. J. Nondestr. Test., 2017, vol. 53, pp. 401–414.10.1134/S1061830917060043 ↗
5. Drinkwater, B.W. and Wilcox, P.D., Ultrasonic arrays for non-destructive evaluation: A review, NDT & E Int., 2006, vol. 39, pp. 525–541.10.1016/j.ndteint.2006.03.006 ↗
6. Brotherhood, C., Drinkwater, B., and Freemantle, R., An ultrasonic wheel-array sensor and its application to aerospace structures, Insight, 2003, vol. 45, pp. 729–734.10.1784/insi.45.11.729.52964 ↗
7. Qiang, W., Zhu, K., Wu, L., Li, H., Xu, X., and Gong, S., Performance evaluation of austenitic stainless steel weld by ultrasonic phased array inspection based on probability of detection, Russ. J. Nondestr. Test., 2020, vol. 56, pp. 566–573.10.1134/S1061830920070086 ↗
8. Sivasubramanian, K. and Pramanik, M., High frame rate photoacoustic imaging at 7000 frames per second using clinical ultrasound system, Biomed. Opt. Express, 2016, vol. 7, pp. 312–323.10.1364/BOE.7.000312 ↗
9. Jian-Yu, L., 2D and 3D high frame rate imaging with limited diffraction beams, IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control, 1997, vol. 44, pp. 839–856.10.1109/58.655200 ↗
10. Montaldo, G., Tanter, M., Bercoff, J., Benech, N., and Fink, M., Coherent plane-wave compounding for very high frame rate ultrasonography and transient elastography, IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control, 2009, vol. 56, pp. 489–506.10.1109/TUFFC.2009.1067 ↗
11. Holmes, C., Drinkwater, B.W., and Wilcox, P.D., Post-processing of the full matrix of ultrasonic transmit–receive array data for nondestructive evaluation, NDT & E Int., 2005, vol. 38, pp. 701–711.10.1016/j.ndteint.2005.04.002 ↗
12. Li, J., Wang, S., Mao, X., Liu, W., Wang, H., and Zhou, S., Accelerating algorithm for total focusing method imaging based on optimization of full matrix data, Russ. J. Nondestr. Test., 2023, vol. 59, pp. 161–170.10.1134/S1061830922600642 ↗
13. Xu, Q., Wang, H., Tian, G., Li, X., Hu, B., Huang, D., et al., Total focusing method approach of ultrasonic phased array based on compressed sensing, Russ. J. Nondestr. Test., 2022, vol. 58, pp. 355–368.10.1134/S1061830922050060 ↗
14. Thomenius, K.E., Evolution of ultrasound beamformers, IEEE Ultrason. Symp. Proc., 1996, pp. 1615–1622.10.1109/ULTSYM.1996.584398 ↗
15. Matrone, G., Savoia, A.S., Caliano, G., and Magenes, G., The Delay Multiply and Sum beamforming algorithm in ultrasound B-Mode medical imaging, IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging, 2015, vol. 34, pp. 940–949.10.1109/TMI.2014.2371235 ↗
16. Matrone, G., Savoia, A.S., Caliano, G., and Magenes, G., Ultrasound plane-wave imaging with delay multiply and sum beamforming and coherent compounding, IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Soc., 2016, pp. 3223–3226.10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591415 ↗
17. Teng, D., Liu, L., Xiang, Y., and Xuan, F.Z., An optimized total focusing method based on Delay Multiply and Sum for non-destructive testing, Ultrasonics, 2023, vol. 128, p. 106881.10.1016/j.ultras.2022.106881 ↗
18. Luo, L., Tan, Y., Li, J., Zhang, Y., and Gao, X., Wedge two-layer medium ultrasonic plane wave compounding imaging based on sign multiply coherence factor combined with Delay Multiply and Sum beamforming, NDT & E Int., 2022, vol. 127, p. 102601.10.1016/j.ndteint.2021.102601 ↗
19. Yu, L., Song, Y., and Li, X., Ultrasonic pseudo-color imaging in strongly attenuating materials with filtered-Delay Multiply and Sum nonlinear beamforming, NDT & E Int., 2022, vol. 130.10.1016/j.ndteint.2022.102660 ↗
20. Jeon, S., Park, E.Y., Choi, W., Managuli, R., Lee, K.J., and Kim, C., Real-time Delay Multiply and Sum beamforming with coherence factor for in vivo clinical photoacoustic imaging of humans, Photoacoustics, 2019, vol. 15, p. 100136.10.1016/j.pacs.2019.100136 ↗
21. Moreau, L., Drinkwater, B.W., and Wilcox, P.D., Ultrasonic imaging algorithms with limited transmission cycles for rapid non-destructive evaluation, IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control, 2009, vol. 56, pp. 1932–1944.10.1109/TUFFC.2009.1269 ↗
22. Bray, M.G., Werner, D.H., Boeringer, D.W., and Machuga, D.W., Optimization of thinned aperiodic linear phased arrays using genetic algorithms to reduce grating lobes during scanning, IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., 2002, vol. 50, pp. 1732–1742.10.1109/TAP.2002.807947 ↗
23. Hu, H., Du, J., Xu, N., Jeong, H., and Wang, X., Ultrasonic sparse-TFM imaging for a two-layer medium using genetic algorithm optimization and effective aperture correction, NDT & E Int., 2017, vol. 90, pp. 24–32.10.1016/j.ndteint.2017.05.002 ↗
24. Zhang, H., Bai, B., Zheng, J., and Zhou, Y., Optimal design of sparse array for ultrasonic total focusing method by binary particle swarm optimization, IEEE Access, 2020, vol. 8, pp. 111945–111953.10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3001947 ↗
25. Zhu, W., Wei, Z., Xiang, Y., Chai, X., Liu, S., Fan, G., et al., Sparse optimal design of an ultrasonic sensor array for fast TFM based on a discrete slime mold algorithm, IEEE Sens. J., 2024, vol. 24, p. 12207–12216.10.1109/JSEN.2024.3372579 ↗
26. Piedade, L.P., Painchaud-April, G., Le Duff, A., and Bélanger, P., Minimum transmission events for fast ultrasonic TFM imaging: A comparative study, NDT & E Int., 2022, vol. 128, p. 102627.10.1016/j.ndteint.2022.102627 ↗
27. Piedade, L.P., Painchaud-April, G., Le Duff, A., and Bélanger, P., Compressive sensing strategy on sparse array to accelerate ultrasonic TFM imaging, IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control, 2023, vol. 70, pp. 538–550.10.1109/TUFFC.2023.3266719 ↗
28. Yang, P., Chen, B., and Shi, K.R., A novel method to design sparse linear arrays for ultrasonic phased array, Ultrasonics, 2006, vol. 44, pp. e717–e721.10.1016/j.ultras.2006.05.131 ↗
29. Lockwood, G.R., Pai-Chi, L., Donnell, M.O., and Foster, F.S., Optimizing the radiation pattern of sparse periodic linear arrays, IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control, 1996, vol. 43, pp. 7–14.10.1109/58.484457 ↗
30. Wooh, S.C. and Shi, Y., Optimum beam steering of linear phased arrays, Wave Motion, 1999, vol. 29, pp. 245–265.10.1016/S0165-2125(98)00039-0 ↗
31. Schmerr Jr., L.W., Acoustic field of a 1-D array element, in: Fundamentals of Ultrasonic Phased Arrays, Berlin: Springer, 2015, pp. 17–44.10.1007/978-3-319-07272-2 ↗
32. Schmerr, L., Fundamentals of Ultrasonic Phased Arrays, Berlin: Springer, 2015.10.1007/978-3-319-07272-2 ↗
33. Hu, H., Du, J., Ye, C., and Li, X., Ultrasonic phased array sparse-TFM imaging based on sparse array optimization and new edge-directed interpolation, Sensors, 2018, vol. 18, p. 1830.10.3390/s18061830 ↗
34. Zhuang, Z., Zhang, J., Lian, G., and Drinkwater, B.W., Comparison of time domain and frequency-wavenumber domain ultrasonic array imaging algorithms for non-destructive evaluation, Sensors, 2020, vol. 20, p. 4951.10.3390/s20174951 ↗
35. Wilcox, P.D., Croxford, A.J., Budyn, N., Bevan, R.L.T., Zhang, J., Kashubin, A., et al., Fusion of multi-view ultrasonic data for increased detection performance in non-destructive evaluation, Proc. R. Soc. A Math. Phys. Eng. Sci., 2020, vol. 476, p. 20200086.10.1098/rspa.2020.0086 ↗
36. Budyn, N., Bevan, R.L.T., Zhang, J., Croxford, A.J., and Wilcox, P.D., A model for multiview ultrasonic array inspection of small two-dimensional defects, IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control, 2019, vol. 66, pp. 1129–1139.10.1109/TUFFC.2019.2909988 ↗