Markov-based methodology for the restoration of underwater acoustic images

This article describes a probabilistic technique for the restoration of underwater acoustic images that is based on the Markov random fields (MRFs) methodology. The beamforming is applied to rough acoustic data that derive from multibeam systems or acoustic cameras to build a three-dimensional (3D) map, that is associated point by point with the estimates of the reliability of such measures. Specifically, backscattered echoes that are received by a 2D array antenna are arranged to generate two images in which each pixel represents the distance (range) from the sensor plane and the confidence of the measures, respectively. Unfortunately, this kind of image is affected by several problems due to the nature of the signal and the related sensing system. In the proposed algorithm, the range and the confidence images are modeled as separate MRFs whose associated probability distributions embed knowledge of the acoustic system, of the considered scene, and of the noise affecting the measures. In particular, the confidence image is first restored and the result is used to reconstruct the 3D image to allow an active integration of the reliability information. Optimal (in the maximum a posteriori probability sense) estimates of the reconstructed 3D map and the restored confidence image are obtained by minimizing the energy functionals, using simulated annealing. Experimental results on synthetic and real images show the performance of the proposed approach. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Imaging Syst Technol, 8, 386–395, 1997     

声透镜波束形成技术

介绍了研发的声线追迹程序和声场计算程序对声透镜波束形成的仿真结果,并与实际的透镜波束形成结果相比较。结果表明,仿真程序能够很好的模拟不同角度的入射声束的聚焦位置、波束宽度以及相对幅度,可以用于声透镜设计,大大减少声透镜制作过程中反复通过实验修改透镜参数的次数。     

Computerized evaluation of acoustic images utilizing a method of averaging

A computerized technique is presented which has been developed for analyzing acoustic images of an inhomogeneous material. The acoustic imaging system is briefly described with emphasis on its adaptation to billets of graphite for atmospheric reentry body use. Ultrasonic images of such inhomogeneous material contain a nonuniform distribution of anomalies and few, if any, geometrically regular features which can be assessed to establish material integrity. Results obtained with our new algorithms show, for certain discriminants, a high degree of correlation between the numerical accept/reject values obtained from acoustic image processing and the time-to-failure of the graphitic material in simulated atmospheric reentry tests.     

有限空间内三维声成像的简易算法

文章提出了一个可用于有限空间内三维声成像的简易算法。根据回声测距原理，得到有限空间中底面上所有采样点在三维笛卡儿空间内的坐标(z，y，z)，然后将其转换为计算机屏幕上的像素点的坐标(z，y)，从而绘制出具有真实立体感的图像。实践证明，利用此算法可以很方便地在计算机屏幕上绘制任意旋转的三维图像。     

柱面型声透镜设计及验证

介绍了声透镜波束形成的基本原理和分析方法,分析了柱面型声透镜的设计方法。用ZEMAX光学软件设计并用ABS塑料制作了一个组合声透镜,在水池中完成其多个参数的测量。在频率500kHz和20°的视场范围内该声透镜的角度分辨率为l°。实验结果表明,该声透镜系统的波束宽度、旁瓣高度和视场范围均达到了设计要求．并很好的验证了柱面型声透镜的聚焦性能。     

Interior imaging using spatial frequency sampling

A new acoustic synthetic aperture geometry is demonstrated in which the image field is sampled in the spatial frequency domain. This means the sampled field is recorded in a particularly convenient form for presentation to the back propagation algorithms used to reconstruct the field at the object plane. The method has applications in interior visualization. It is difficult to image the interior of solid objects using lens based imaging systems because a different lens geometry must be used for each distinct object material. The system presented here overcomes such problems since both the angular variation of the transmission coefficient at the object-water interface and the aberrations introduced by the velocity mismatch at the object surface may be readily compensated for in the back propagation routine. Experimental results are presented illustrating the detection of four half wavelength diameter defects, spaced by three wavelengths, at a depth of eight wavelengths below the surface of an aluminum block.     

声成像技术及其在医学超声中的应用

由于声成像技术具有对材料内部力学特性进行成像检测的特点,它已成为医学超声中的重要研究领域。为了提高声成像的空间分辨力,近年来,又发展了光声成像,扫描电子声显微术和扫描探针声显微术等新的近场成像技术。结合同济大学声学研究所部分研究结果,对这些近场成像技术在医学超声中的应用作了简单介绍。     

哈特曼发声器阵列的声学特性研究

论文采用FW-H声模拟法,对入口气压分别为3.12、4.12、5.12、6.12、7.12和8.12 atm的哈特曼发声器阵列的声场声学性能进行了数值计算。对声场声强进行了非线性回归分析,得出了声场的声强经验公式。并对回归进行方差分析和F分布检验,分析结果显示,置信水平可以达到10-4,回归水平显著,经验公式的可信度很高。论文结论对哈特曼发声器阵列的应用具有重要的指导意义。     

Microlens arrays for integral imaging system

When designing a system capable of capturing and displaying 3D moving images in real time by the integral imaging (II) method, one challenge is to eliminate pseudoscopic images. To overcome this problem, we propose a simple system with an array of three convex lenses. First, the lateral magnification of the elemental optics and the expansion of an elemental image is described by geometrical optics, confirming that the elemental optics satisfies the conditions under which pseudoscopic images can be avoided. In using the II method, adjacent elemental images must not overlap, a condition also satisfied by the proposed optical system. Next, an experiment carried out to acquire and display 3D images is described. The real-time system we have constructed comprises an elemental optics array with 54 H x 59 V elements, a CCD camera to capture a group of elemental images created by the lens array, and a liquid crystal panel to display these images. The results of the experiment confirm that the system produces orthoscopic images in real time, and thus is effective for real-time application of the II method.     

Generic camera model and its calibration for computational integral imaging and 3D reconstruction

Integral imaging (II) is an important 3D imaging technology. To reconstruct 3D information of the viewed objects, modeling and calibrating the optical pickup process of II are necessary. This work focuses on the modeling and calibration of an II system consisting of a lenslet array, an imaging lens, and a charge-coupled device camera. Most existing work on such systems assumes a pinhole array model (PAM). In this work, we explore a generic camera model that accommodates more generality. This model is an empirical model based on measurements, and we constructed a setup for its calibration. Experimental results show a significant difference between the generic camera model and the PAM. Images of planar patterns and 3D objects were computationally reconstructed with the generic camera model. Compared with the images reconstructed using the PAM, the images present higher fidelity and preserve more high spatial frequency components. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt in applying a generic camera model to an II system.     

Estimating three-dimensional vehicle motion in an outdoor scene using stereo image sequences

We propose a motion estimation system that uses stereo image pairs as the input data. To perform experimental work, we also obtain a sequence of outdoor stereo images taken by two metric cameras. The system consists of four main stages, which are (1) determination of point correspondences on the stereo images, (2) correction of distortions in image coordinates, (3) derivation of 3D point coordinates from 2D correspondences, and (4) estimation of motion parameters based on 3D point correspondences. For the first stage of the system, we use a four-way matching algorithm to obtain matched point on two stereo image pairs at two consecutive time instants (t_i and t_{i + 1}). Since the input data are stereo images taken by cameras, it has two types of distortions, which are (i) film distortion and (ii) lens distortion. These two distortions must be corrected before any process can be applied on the matched points. To accomplish this goal, we use (i) bilinear transform for film distortion correction and (ii) lens formulas for lens distortion correction. After correcting the distortions, the results are 2D coordinates of each matched point that can be used to derive 3D coordinates. However, due to data noise, the calculated 3D coordinates to not usually represent a consistent rigid structure that is suitable for motion estimation; therefore, we suggest a procedure to select good 3D point sets as the input for motion estimation. The procedure exploits two constraints, rigidity between different time instants and uniform point distribution across the object on the image. For the last stage, we use an algorithm to estimate the motion parameters. We also wish to know what is the effect of quantization error on the estimated results; therefore an error analysis based on quantization error is performed on the estimated motion parameters. In order to test our system, eight sets of stereo image pairs are extracted from an outdoor stereo image sequence and used as the input data. The experimental results indicate that the proposed system does provide reasonable estimated motion parameters.     

纳米声学及近场声成像技术

纳米声学是近年来迅速发展的新的学科领域,旨在亚微米和纳米尺度上来"听到"和"看到"我们尚未发现的物质世界。而近场声成像技术,像扫描探针声显微术(Scanning ProbeAcoustic Microscopy,SPAM)和压电响应力显微术(Piezoresponce Force Microscopy,PFM)等,不仅具有亚微米和纳米分辨力,而且能方便地对试样微区的表面形貌,材料的力学和电学等性质进行成像,是开展纳米声学研究的有效手段。文章结合实验结果,对SPAM和PFM等近场声成像技术作了简要介绍。     

Interactive three-dimensional ultrasound using a programmable multimedia processor

We developed an interactive three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound (US) workstation that is inexpensive and suitable for use in research and clinical environments. Our personal computer–based system produces 3D volumes by acquiring a series of 2D images from a commercial ultrasound scanner, spatially registering the images using an electromagnetic position sensor, and reconstructing the data into a regular 3D Cartesian volume. The 3D US system uses an imaging board based on the Texas Instruments TMS320C80 Multimedia Video Processor (MVP), a fully programmable mediaprocessor that includes multiple processing units on a single chip. We developed efficient volume reconstruction and visualization algorithms for the MVP that allow our 3D US system to provide the same immediate feedback as current 2D US technologies with the added advantage of presenting information in three dimensions. For example, for acquired sequences of 512 × 512 US images, volumes can be reconstructed using six degree-of-freedom position measurements at 11.4 frames/s. A modified reconstruction algorithm that performs incremental reconstruction was developed to enable real-time volume reconstruction and visualization during acquisition and operates at 12.5 frames/s. US volumes can be rendered via shear-warp factorization and maximum intensity projection (MIP) at 10 frames/s for 128 × 128 × 128 volumes and 1.45 frames/s for 255 × 255 × 255 volumes. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Imaging Syst Technol 9: 442–454, 1998     

Programmable birefringent lenses with a liquid-crystal display

We study the properties of a novel birefringent lens constructed by combination of a regular glass lens and a programmable diffractive lens addressed to a liquid-crystal display (LCD). The LCD affects only the vertical polarization state. Consequently the birefringent lens produces two images of an input object with different locations and magnifications for the two orthogonal polarization states. Using a properly oriented analyzer polarizer produces interference fringes. We then show how the imaging system acts as a common-path polarization interferometer for wave-front analysis of objects in the input plane. Finally, we subtract the two images to produce an edge-enhanced version of the input image. All these effects can be controlled because we can program lenses with different focal lengths onto the LCD.     

Magnetoactive Acoustic Metamaterials

Acoustic metamaterials with negative constitutive parameters (modulus and/or mass density) have shown great potential in diverse applications ranging from sonic cloaking, abnormal refraction and superlensing, to noise canceling. In conventional acoustic metamaterials, the negative constitutive parameters are engineered via tailored structures with fixed geometries; therefore, the relationships between constitutive parameters and acoustic frequencies are typically fixed to form a 2D phase space once the structures are fabricated. Here, by means of a model system of magnetoactive lattice structures, stimuli‐responsive acoustic metamaterials are demonstrated to be able to extend the 2D phase space to 3D through rapidly and repeatedly switching signs of constitutive parameters with remote magnetic fields. It is shown for the first time that effective modulus can be reversibly switched between positive and negative within controlled frequency regimes through lattice buckling modulated by theoretically predicted magnetic fields. The magnetically triggered negative‐modulus and cavity‐induced negative density are integrated to achieve flexible switching between single‐negative and double‐negative. This strategy opens promising avenues for remote, rapid, and reversible modulation of acoustic transportation, refraction, imaging, and focusing in subwavelength regimes.     

声子晶体平板组合成像特性分析

用多重散射方法分析了声子晶体单平板和多平板的成像特性。发现：在特定频率范围内,引入等效负折射率后,单板负折射成像可用反Snell定律描述;多层声子晶体平板成像服从依次成像规律,可类比传统几何光学中共轴球面系统的成像,引入实物实像、虚物虚像等概念;平板透镜不改变出射波的出射方向,仅使出射位置产生平移;多平板透镜的累加成像与等厚度的单一平板透镜成像具有相同的效果。平板透镜的这些成像特点,使其在成像质量、加工方法、系统组合等方面比球面透镜更具优势。     

Defocus deblurring for catadioptric omnidirectional imaging based on spatially invariant point spread function

The problem of catadioptric omnidirectional imaging defocus blur, which is caused by lens aperture and mirror curvature, becomes more severe when high resolution sensors and large apertures are applied. In order to overcome this problem, a novel method based on computational photography is proposed. Firstly, the defocus blur of catadioptric omnidirectional imaging is analyzed to calculate the point spread function for different scene points. Then, the defocus blur kernel of omnidirectional image is confirmed to be spatially invariant when rotating the focus ring of camera lens during an image’s integration time. Lastly, the deconvolution algorithm using prior sparse derivatives is applied to obtain all-focused/sharp omnidirectional images. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method is effective for omnidirectional image deblurring and can be applied to most existing catadioptric omnidirectional imaging systems.     

Three-dimensional terahertz wave imaging

Pulsed terahertz (THz) wave sensing and imaging is a coherent measurement technology. Like radar, based on the phase and amplitude of the THz pulse at each frequency, THz waves provide temporal and spectroscopic information that allows us to develop various three-dimensional (3D) terahertz tomographic imaging modalities. The 3D THz tomographic imaging methods we investigated include THz time-of-flight tomography, THz computed tomography (CT) and THz binary lens tomography. THz time-of-flight uses the THz pulses as a probe beam to temporally mark the target, and then constructs a 3D image of the target using the THz waves scattered by the target. THz CT is based on geometrical optics and inspired from X-ray CT. THz binary lens tomography uses the frequency-dependent focal-length property of binary lenses to obtain tomographic images of an object. Three-dimensional THz imaging has potential in such applications as non-destructive inspection. The interaction between a coherent THz pulse and an object provides rich information about the object under study; therefore, 3D THz imaging can be used to inspect or characterize dielectric and semiconductor objects. For example, 3D THz imaging has been used to detect and identify the defects inside a Space Shuttle insulation tile.     

High‐Speed 3D Printing of Millimeter‐Size Customized Aspheric Imaging Lenses with Sub 7 nm Surface Roughness

Advancements in three‐dimensional (3D) printing technology have the potential to transform the manufacture of customized optical elements, which today relies heavily on time‐consuming and costly polishing and grinding processes. However the inherent speed‐accuracy trade‐off seriously constrains the practical applications of 3D‐printing technology in the optical realm. In addressing this issue, here, a new method featuring a significantly faster fabrication speed, at 24.54 mm³ h^?1, without compromising the fabrication accuracy required to 3D‐print customized optical components is reported. A high‐speed 3D‐printing process with subvoxel‐scale precision (sub 5 µm) and deep subwavelength (sub 7 nm) surface roughness by employing the projection micro‐stereolithography process and the synergistic effects from grayscale photopolymerization and the meniscus equilibrium post‐curing methods is demonstrated. Fabricating a customized aspheric lens 5 mm in height and 3 mm in diameter is accomplished in four hours. The 3D‐printed singlet aspheric lens demonstrates a maximal imaging resolution of 373.2 lp mm^?1 with low field distortion less than 0.13% across a 2 mm field of view. This lens is attached onto a cell phone camera and the colorful fine details of a sunset moth's wing and the spot on a weevil's elytra are captured. This work demonstrates the potential of this method to rapidly prototype optical components or systems based on 3D printing.     

Automatic image‐based stress analysis by the scaled boundary finite element method

Digital imaging technologies such as X‐ray scans and ultrasound provide a convenient and non‐invasive way to capture high‐resolution images. The colour intensity of digital images provides information on the geometrical features and material distribution which can be utilised for stress analysis. The proposed approach employs an automatic and robust algorithm to generate quadtree (2D) or octree (3D) meshes from digital images. The use of polygonal elements (2D) or polyhedral elements (3D) constructed by the scaled boundary finite element method avoids the issue of hanging nodes (mesh incompatibility) commonly encountered by finite elements on quadtree or octree meshes. The computational effort is reduced by considering the small number of cell patterns occurring in a quadtree or an octree mesh. Examples with analytical solutions in 2D and 3D are provided to show the validity of the approach. Other examples including the analysis of 2D and 3D microstructures of concrete specimens as well as of a domain containing multiple spherical holes are presented to demonstrate the versatility and the simplicity of the proposed technique. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.