Integrated Readout Circuit for Cross-Correlation Based Ultrasonic Ranging

Master thesis (2015)

Contributors

M.A.P. Pertijs (mentor)
Programme
Electrical engineering (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2015 Radeljic-Jakic, N.
CMOS Sigma Delta Piezoelectric Transducer Cross-Correlation Ultrasonic Ranging Integrated Circuit
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Published Date

16-12-2015

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Programme

Electrical engineering

Abstract

Distance measurement using ultrasonic waves is employed in a wide range of industrial applications. In this thesis our main goal is to investigate the possibility of processing ultrasonic signals with a ??-modulator and to process its bitstream output signal with the cross-correlation technique, while being independent of the transducer that is used. A compact chip has been designed in a 0.5 ?m CMOS process for the readout of the transducer. We present simulation results that show that the system is able to accurately estimate the distance to a target when low-Q transducers are used. Furthermore, we present measurement results in which we show that the system is able to determine the zero-crossings of the received echo with a resolution of 0.169 mm.