의료 영상진단용 초음파 어레이 센서의 최적설계 및 특성해석 = Optimal Design and Analysis of a Medical Imaging Ultrasonic Array Sensor

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The performance of an ultrasonic array sensor is determined by the properties of constituent materials and the effects of many structural parameters. In this study, with the finite element method, variation of the performances of an ultrasonic array sensor was analyzed in relation to its structural variables. Based on the analysis result, the structure of the ultrasonic array sensor was optimized to provide the highest sensitivity while satisfying such requirements as fractional bandwidth, center frequency and -20 dB pulse length. The optimization was carried out with the SQP-PD method for a target function composed of the ultrasonic array sensor performance. The optimized ultrasonic array sensor satisfied all the required specifications to be applicable to medical imaging diagnosis. The design technology in this paper can be utilized for other ultrasonic array sensors of a similar structure.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

초음파 어레이 센서의 성능은 구성 불성과 많은 구소 변수들에 의해 결정된다. 본 연구에서는 유한 요소해석을 통하여 구조적인 변화에 따른 초음파 어레이 센서의 성능변화를 해석하였다. 해석 결과를 기초로 하여 초음파 어레이 센서가 주파수 대역폭, 중심 주파수 그리고 -20 dB pulse length와 같은 요구 사항을 모두 만족시키며 최대의 감도를 가지도록 구조를 최적화하였다. 최적화 방법으로는 초음파 어레이 센서의 성능을 목적 함수로 하는 SQP-PD 방법을 사용하였다. 최적화된 초음파 어레이 센서는 의료 영상 진단에 적용되기 위한 모든 요구 조건을 만족하였으며, 본 설계 기술은 유사한 형태의 다른 배열형 초음파 센서에 응용 가능하다

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