ULTRASONIC PROBE DESIGN FOR BEEF CARCASS SCAN

Authors
PARK B WHITTAKER AD
Citation
B. Park et Ad. Whittaker, ULTRASONIC PROBE DESIGN FOR BEEF CARCASS SCAN, Transactions of the ASAE, 37(3), 1994, pp. 965-971
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering,Agriculture,"Agriculture Soil Science
Journal title
Transactions of the ASAE → ACNP
ISSN journal
00012351
Volume
37
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
965 - 971
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-2351(1994)37:3<965:UPDFBC>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Ultrasonic parameters for designing a prototype ultrasonic probe were investigated including optimum frequency, probe diameter, near-field l ength, and beam divergence angle. Optimum parameter values were propos ed based on the morphological structure of beef carcasses. Piezoelectr ic material of the prototype probe element was selected considering im pedance matching. An interactive program for designing ultrasonic prot otype probe was developed.