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62-646: While increasing public awareness of laser light shows, the ILDA is also an association that provides a base for laser display companies. The ILDA does not perform laser light shows itself, but its members primarily consist of laser light show hosts or companies that sell equipment and services. Members of the company can work with each other, not as competitors, but as colleagues with whom they can collaborate. Being associated with ILDA, members can have professional backing that will supply information on new technologies regarding safety issues and improved display performance. ILDA

124-439: A 3 GHz sound wave could produce resolution comparable to an optical image, was recognized by Sergei Sokolov in 1939. Such frequencies were not possible at the time, and what technology did exist produced relatively low-contrast images with poor sensitivity. Ultrasonic imaging uses frequencies of 2 megahertz and higher; the shorter wavelength allows resolution of small internal details in structures and tissues. The power density

186-453: A Modern and Diverse Workforce : CDRH strives to prepare the organization so it is exceedingly proactive, flexible, resilient, collaborative, and engaged. Enhance Organizational Agility and Resilience : CDRH makes efforts to adapt and redesign business processes, approaches, and policies to anticipate the needs of the future. Advance Health Equity : CDRH aims to advance the development of knowledge and safe and effective technologies to meet

248-412: A bat, some insects will make evasive manoeuvres to escape being caught. Ultrasonic frequencies trigger a reflex action in the noctuid moth that causes it to drop slightly in its flight to evade attack. Tiger moths also emit clicks which may disturb bats' echolocation, and in other cases may advertise the fact that they are poisonous by emitting sound. Dogs and cats' hearing range extends into

310-410: A computer or other controlling device. Companies in charge of the technical committee of ILDA are LaserMedia, Image Engineering, Foresight, and Laser Dream. Since ILDA's inception in the early 1990s, profit for large laser display companies, which developed the art form from existing technology, have plummeted. This may be because the technology has become more widespread and affordable. ILDA specifies

372-596: A hardware interface used to control laser projectors. ISP-DB25 is a DB-25 connector governing the X/Y servo position, per-color output, safety isolators etc. Every year, the ILDA sponsors a conference and award Ceremony since 1988. These conferences give digital media light show artists the opportunity to network, and showcase their most recent work, while the Award Ceremonies are a place for members to advertise and promote their artistic talent. Companies who have won

434-502: A high-frequency hydraulic whistle at the focus of a mirror and use the beam for locating submerged navigational hazards. A prototype was built by Sir Charles Parsons , the inventor of the vapour turbine , but the device was found not to be suitable for this purpose. Langevin's device made use of the piezoelectric effect , which he had been acquainted with whilst a student at the laboratory of Jacques and Pierre Curie . Langevin calculated and built an ultrasound transducer comprising

496-427: A large grain size that produces a high level of background noise in measurements. Ultrasonic thickness measurement is one technique used to monitor quality of welds. A common use of ultrasound is in underwater range finding ; this use is also called sonar . An ultrasonic pulse is generated in a particular direction. If there is an object in the path of this pulse, part or all of the pulse will be reflected back to

558-417: A pulsed-ultrasonic technology is that the transmit signal consists of short bursts of ultrasonic energy. After each burst, the electronics looks for a return signal within a small window of time corresponding to the time it takes for the energy to pass through the vessel. Only a signal received during this window will qualify for additional signal processing. A popular consumer application of ultrasonic ranging

620-451: A substantial reduction in the reaction time, like in the transesterification of oil into biodiesel . Substantial ultrasonic intensity and high ultrasonic vibration amplitudes are required for many processing applications, such as nano-crystallization, nano-emulsification, deagglomeration, extraction, cell disruption, as well as many others. Commonly, a process is first tested on a laboratory scale to prove feasibility and establish some of

682-657: A substantial time commitment for continuous data collection and operator training. Nevertheless, this technology has proven useful in managing and running a cattle breeding operation. High-power applications of ultrasound often use frequencies between 20 kHz and a few hundred kHz. Intensities can be very high; above 10 watts per square centimeter, cavitation can be inducted in liquid media, and some applications use up to 1000 watts per square centimeter. Such high intensities can induce chemical changes or produce significant effects by direct mechanical action, and can inactivate harmful microorganisms. Ultrasound has been used since

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744-523: A thin sheet of quartz sandwiched between two steel plates. Langevin was the first to report cavitation -related bioeffects from ultrasound. Ultrasound is defined by the American National Standards Institute as " sound at frequencies greater than 20 kHz". In air at atmospheric pressure, ultrasonic waves have wavelengths of 1.9 cm or less. Ultrasound can be generated at very high frequencies; ultrasound

806-470: A very fine spray), is a popular type of humidifier. It works by vibrating a metal plate at ultrasonic frequencies to nebulize (sometimes incorrectly called "atomize") the water. Because the water is not heated for evaporation, it produces a cool mist. The ultrasonic pressure waves nebulize not only the water but also materials in the water including calcium, other minerals, viruses, fungi, bacteria, and other impurities. Illness caused by impurities that reside in

868-413: Is a Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) or Indoor Positioning System (IPS) technology used to automatically track and identify the location of objects in real time using simple, inexpensive nodes (badges/tags) attached to or embedded in objects and devices, which then transmit an ultrasound signal to communicate their location to microphone sensors. The potential for ultrasonic imaging of objects, in which

930-609: Is also increasingly being used in trauma and first aid cases, with emergency ultrasound being used by some EMT response teams. Furthermore, ultrasound is used in remote diagnosis cases where teleconsultation is required, such as scientific experiments in space or mobile sports team diagnosis. According to RadiologyInfo, ultrasounds are useful in the detection of pelvic abnormalities and can involve techniques known as abdominal (transabdominal) ultrasound, vaginal (transvaginal or endovaginal) ultrasound in women, and also rectal (transrectal) ultrasound in men. Diagnostic ultrasound

992-449: Is also used to visualize fetuses during routine and emergency prenatal care . Such diagnostic applications used during pregnancy are referred to as obstetric sonography . As currently applied in the medical field, properly performed ultrasound poses no known risks to the patient. Sonography does not use ionizing radiation , and the power levels used for imaging are too low to cause adverse heating or pressure effects in tissue. Although

1054-565: Is an ultrasound-based diagnostic medical imaging technique used to visualize muscles, tendons, and many internal organs to capture their size, structure and any pathological lesions with real time tomographic images. Ultrasound has been used by radiologists and sonographers to image the human body for at least 50 years and has become a widely used diagnostic tool. The technology is relatively inexpensive and portable, especially when compared with other techniques, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT). Ultrasound

1116-494: Is applied. These frequencies range between 25 and 55 kHz, with the displacement amplitude of the resonant body of between 22 and 50 μm (0.00087 and 0.0020 in). UIT devices rely on magnetostrictive transducers. Ultrasonication offers great potential in the processing of liquids and slurries, by improving the mixing and chemical reactions in various applications and industries. Ultrasonication generates alternating low-pressure and high-pressure waves in liquids, leading to

1178-420: Is called "direct scalability". It is important to point out that increasing the power of the ultrasonic processor alone does not result in direct scalability, since it may be (and frequently is) accompanied by a reduction in the ultrasonic amplitude and cavitation intensity. During direct scale-up, all processing conditions must be maintained, while the power rating of the equipment is increased in order to enable

1240-545: Is due to limitations of the middle ear . Auditory sensation can occur if high‐intensity ultrasound is fed directly into the human skull and reaches the cochlea through bone conduction , without passing through the middle ear. Children can hear some high-pitched sounds that older adults cannot hear, because in humans the upper limit pitch of hearing tends to decrease with age. An American cell phone company has used this to create ring signals that supposedly are only audible to younger humans, but many older people can hear

1302-598: Is generally less than 1 watt per square centimetre to avoid heating and cavitation effects in the object under examination. Ultrasonic imaging applications include industrial nondestructive testing, quality control and medical uses. Acoustic microscopy is the technique of using sound waves to visualize structures too small to be resolved by the human eye. High and ultra high frequencies up to several gigahertz are used in acoustic microscopes. The reflection and diffraction of sound waves from microscopic structures can yield information not available with light. Medical ultrasound

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1364-575: Is responsible for ensuring that patients and providers in the U.S. have timely and continued access to safe, effective, and high-quality medical devices and safe radiation-emitting products. Examples of products that CDRH regulates include medical devices ranging from tongue depressors and personal protective equipment (PPE) to pacemakers and robotic surgical systems, and medical and non-medical radiation-emitting electronic products such as lasers , x-ray systems, ultrasound equipment, microwave ovens , and color televisions . As of October 2024,

1426-480: Is that patients in the U.S. have access to high-quality, safe, and effective medical devices. CDRH works diligently to advance and interweave innovation and safety priorities to fulfill the mission of protecting and promoting public health . In order to maintain and continuously improve the vision for high-quality safe and effective medical devices for all patients, CDRH regularly develops strategic priorities. The following were established for 2022 – 2025. Promote

1488-455: Is used externally in horses for evaluation of soft tissue and tendon injuries, and internally in particular for reproductive work – evaluation of the reproductive tract of the mare and pregnancy detection. It may also be used in an external manner in stallions for evaluation of testicular condition and diameter as well as internally for reproductive evaluation (deferent duct etc.). By 2005, ultrasound technology began to be used by

1550-484: Is used for sonochemistry at frequencies up to multiple hundreds of kilohertz. Medical imaging equipment uses frequencies in the MHz range. UHF ultrasound waves have been generated as high as the gigahertz range. Characterizing extremely high-frequency ultrasound poses challenges, as such rapid movement causes waveforms to steepen and form shock waves . The upper frequency limit in humans (approximately 20 kHz)

1612-463: Is used in many different fields. Ultrasonic devices are used to detect objects and measure distances. Ultrasound imaging or sonography is often used in medicine. In the nondestructive testing of products and structures, ultrasound is used to detect invisible flaws. Industrially, ultrasound is used for cleaning, mixing, and accelerating chemical processes. Animals such as bats and porpoises use ultrasound for locating prey and obstacles. Acoustics ,

1674-800: The Environmental Health Divisions of the Bureau of State Services . In 1970, as part of the Public Health Service reorganizations of 1966–1973 , this division was split, with part going to the new Environmental Protection Agency and part moving into FDA. In 1982, the organizational units at the FDA that regulated medical devices and radiation-emitting products merged to form the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Former leaders of CDRH The CDRH vision

1736-581: The 1940s by physical and occupational therapists for treating connective tissue : ligaments , tendons , and fascia (and also scar tissue ). Conditions for which ultrasound may be used for treatment include the follow examples: ligament sprains , muscle strains , tendonitis , joint inflammation, plantar fasciitis , metatarsalgia , facet irritation, impingement syndrome , bursitis , rheumatoid arthritis , osteoarthritis , and scar tissue adhesion. Relatively high power ultrasound can break up stony deposits or tissue, increase skin permeability , accelerate

1798-528: The 1960s. Ultrasonic inspection eliminates the use of ionizing radiation, with safety and cost benefits. Ultrasound can also provide additional information such as the depth of flaws in a welded joint. Ultrasonic inspection has progressed from manual methods to computerized systems that automate much of the process. An ultrasonic test of a joint can identify the existence of flaws, measure their size, and identify their location. Not all welded materials are equally amenable to ultrasonic inspection; some materials have

1860-520: The Director of CDRH is Michelle Tarver M.D., Ph.D. CDRH is consists of seven offices that work in collaboration to assure that consumers have access to safe and effective medical products. The Office of Product Evaluation and Quality (OPEQ), one of the seven offices in CDRH, is structured to monitor the entirety of a medical product's evolution. Pre-market and post-market teams work together to evaluate

1922-569: The FDA to perform factory inspections and prohibited misbranded marketing of cosmetic and therapeutic medical devices. In the 1970s, Congress responded to the public's desire for additional oversight over medical devices by passing the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 (MDA) to the FD&;C. The MDA established a risk-based framework for the classification of medical devices and a regulatory pathway for medical devices to get to

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1984-580: The ILDA Awards announcements, the Advanced Technology Workshop, a performance of light shows called the "Lase-off", and seminar and business meetings. FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health The Center for Devices and Radiological Health ( CDRH ) is one of six product centers of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an agency that is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). CDRH

2046-580: The School of Physics and Chemistry in Paris, to evaluate it. Chilowski's proposal was to excite a cylindrical, mica condenser by a high-frequency Poulsen arc at approximately 100 kHz and thus to generate an ultrasound beam for detecting submerged objects. The idea of locating underwater obstacles had been suggested prior by L. F. Richardson, following the Titanic disaster. Richardson had proposed to position

2108-469: The UIT tool, made up of the ultrasonic transducer, pins and other components, comes into contact with the work piece it acoustically couples with the work piece, creating harmonic resonance. This harmonic resonance is performed at a carefully calibrated frequency, to which metals respond very favorably. Depending on the desired effects of treatment a combination of different frequencies and displacement amplitude

2170-466: The beef cattle industry to improve animal health and the yield of cattle operations. Ultrasound is used to evaluate fat thickness, rib eye area, and intramuscular fat in living animals. It is also used to evaluate the health and characteristics of unborn calves. Ultrasound technology provides a means for cattle producers to obtain information that can be used to improve the breeding and husbandry of cattle. The technology can be expensive, and it requires

2232-759: The collapse of millions of microscopic cavitation bubbles near the dirty surface. The collapsing bubbles form tiny shockwaves that break up and disperse contaminants on the object's surface. Similar to ultrasonic cleaning, biological cells including bacteria can be disintegrated. High power ultrasound produces cavitation that facilitates particle disintegration or reactions. This has uses in biological science for analytical or chemical purposes ( sonication and sonoporation ) and in killing bacteria in sewage. High power ultrasound can disintegrate corn slurry and enhance liquefaction and saccharification for higher ethanol yield in dry corn milling plants. The ultrasonic humidifier, one type of nebulizer (a device that creates

2294-763: The effect of drugs in a targeted area, assist in the measurement of the elastic properties of tissue, and can be used to sort cells or small particles for research. Ultrasonic impact treatment (UIT) uses ultrasound to enhance the mechanical and physical properties of metals. It is a metallurgical processing technique in which ultrasonic energy is applied to a metal object. Ultrasonic treatment can result in controlled residual compressive stress, grain refinement and grain size reduction. Low and high cycle fatigue are enhanced and have been documented to provide increases up to ten times greater than non-UIT specimens. Additionally, UIT has proven effective in addressing stress corrosion cracking , corrosion fatigue and related issues. When

2356-474: The formation and violent collapse of small vacuum bubbles. This phenomenon is termed cavitation and causes high speed impinging liquid jets and strong hydrodynamic shear-forces. These effects are used for the deagglomeration and milling of micrometre and nanometre-size materials as well as for the disintegration of cells or the mixing of reactants. In this aspect, ultrasonication is an alternative to high-speed mixers and agitator bead mills. Ultrasonic foils under

2418-545: The hearing range of humans and other animals, demonstrating that many animals could hear sounds above the hearing range of humans. The first article on the history of ultrasound was written in 1948. According to its author, during the First World War , a Russian engineer named Chilowski submitted an idea for submarine detection to the French Government. The latter invited Paul Langevin , then Director of

2480-570: The highest known upper hearing limit at around 160 kHz. Several types of fish can detect ultrasound. In the order Clupeiformes , members of the subfamily Alosinae ( shad ) have been shown to be able to detect sounds up to 180 kHz, while the other subfamilies (e.g. herrings ) can hear only up to 4 kHz. No bird species have been reported to be sensitive to ultrasound. Commercial ultrasonic systems have been sold for supposed indoors electronic pest control and outdoors ultrasonic algae control . However, no scientific evidence exists on

2542-571: The layout of rooms. Although range finding underwater is performed at both sub-audible and audible frequencies for great distances (1 to several kilometers), ultrasonic range finding is used when distances are shorter and the accuracy of the distance measurement is desired to be finer. Ultrasonic measurements may be limited through barrier layers with large salinity, temperature or vortex differentials. Ranging in water varies from about hundreds to thousands of meters, but can be performed with centimeters to meters accuracy Ultrasound Identification (USID)

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2604-545: The long-term effects due to ultrasound exposure at diagnostic intensity are still unknown, currently most doctors feel that the benefits to patients outweigh the risks. The ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principle has been advocated for an ultrasound examination – that is, keeping the scanning time and power settings as low as possible but consistent with diagnostic imaging – and that by that principle nonmedical uses, which by definition are not necessary, are actively discouraged. Ultrasound

2666-407: The market, created a regulatory pathway for medical device clinical trials , and established several post-market requirements including manufacturer registration and device listing with the FDA, good manufacturing practices (GMPs), and reporting of adverse events. Another predecessor of CDRH was the Public Health Service 's Division of Radiological Health, which was formed in the late 1950s within

2728-487: The meeting included ethical business standards, quality shows, insurance, standardization, market overview, and mission statement. The first officers were Ron Goldstein as President, Walt Meador as Secretary, and Tim Walsh as Treasurer. At the end of the meeting, each company was able to show off their own laser light creations. The most memorable display was when Laser Media and Image Engineering performed their collaboration to prove that cooperation between laser light companies

2790-652: The most awards are LOBO Electronic, Audio Visual Imagineering, LFI/Laser Fantasy International, Laser Images Inc. ("Laserium") and Laser Medium. Awards include several different Artistic categories and the Fenning Award, which credits technical achievement. But the highest honor of all is the Career Achievement Award, which is based on years of success, innovation, and over all quality of work. The ILDA Conference started in 1987 and ILDA members and non-members can both participate. The Conference holds

2852-470: The moving wire in a paper machine will use the shock waves from the imploding bubbles to distribute the cellulose fibres more uniformly in the produced paper web, which will make a stronger paper with more even surfaces. Furthermore, chemical reactions benefit from the free radicals created by the cavitation as well as from the energy input and the material transfer through boundary layers. For many processes, this sonochemical (see sonochemistry ) effect leads to

2914-434: The needs of all patients and consumers. Ultrasound Ultrasound is sound with frequencies greater than 20 kilohertz . This frequency is the approximate upper audible limit of human hearing in healthy young adults. The physical principles of acoustic waves apply to any frequency range, including ultrasound. Ultrasonic devices operate with frequencies from 20 kHz up to several gigahertz. Ultrasound

2976-546: The operation of a larger ultrasonic horn. A researcher at the Industrial Materials Research Institute, Alessandro Malutta, devised an experiment that demonstrated the trapping action of ultrasonic standing waves on wood pulp fibers diluted in water and their parallel orienting into the equidistant pressure planes. The time to orient the fibers in equidistant planes is measured with a laser and an electro-optical sensor. This could provide

3038-778: The paper industry a quick on-line fiber size measurement system. A somewhat different implementation was demonstrated at Pennsylvania State University using a microchip which generated a pair of perpendicular standing surface acoustic waves allowing to position particles equidistant to each other on a grid. This experiment, called acoustic tweezers , can be used for applications in material sciences, biology, physics, chemistry and nanotechnology. Ultrasonic cleaners , sometimes mistakenly called supersonic cleaners , are used at frequencies from 20 to 40 kHz for jewellery, lenses and other optical parts, watches, dental instruments , surgical instruments , diving regulators and industrial parts. An ultrasonic cleaner works mostly by energy released from

3100-423: The required ultrasonic exposure parameters. After this phase is complete, the process is transferred to a pilot (bench) scale for flow-through pre-production optimization and then to an industrial scale for continuous production. During these scale-up steps, it is essential to make sure that all local exposure conditions (ultrasonic amplitude, cavitation intensity, time spent in the active cavitation zone, etc.) stay

3162-562: The safety and effectiveness of medical devices. OPEQ houses the Office of Health Technologies (OHT), which is further subdivided into 8 offices by device type. Each office performs reviews of products over their lifecycle. Medical devices first came under comprehensive regulation with the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 (FD&C), which replaced the earlier Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. The FD&C allowed

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3224-480: The same. If this condition is met, the quality of the final product remains at the optimized level, while the productivity is increased by a predictable "scale-up factor". The productivity increase results from the fact that laboratory, bench and industrial-scale ultrasonic processor systems incorporate progressively larger ultrasonic horns , able to generate progressively larger high-intensity cavitation zones and, therefore, to process more material per unit of time. This

3286-488: The science of sound , starts as far back as Pythagoras in the 6th century BC, who wrote on the mathematical properties of stringed instruments . Echolocation in bats was discovered by Lazzaro Spallanzani in 1794, when he demonstrated that bats hunted and navigated by inaudible sound, not vision. Francis Galton in 1893 invented the Galton whistle , an adjustable whistle that produced ultrasound, which he used to measure

3348-518: The signals, which may be because of the considerable variation of age-related deterioration in the upper hearing threshold. Bats use a variety of ultrasonic ranging ( echolocation ) techniques to detect their prey. They can detect frequencies beyond 100 kHz, possibly up to 200 kHz. Many insects have good ultrasonic hearing, and most of these are nocturnal insects listening for echolocating bats. These include many groups of moths , beetles , praying mantises and lacewings . Upon hearing

3410-421: The success of such devices for these purposes. An ultrasonic level or sensing system requires no contact with the target. For many processes in the medical, pharmaceutical, military and general industries this is an advantage over inline sensors that may contaminate the liquids inside a vessel or tube or that may be clogged by the product. Both continuous wave and pulsed systems are used. The principle behind

3472-547: The thickness of objects. Frequencies of 2 to 10 MHz are common, but for special purposes other frequencies are used. Inspection may be manual or automated and is an essential part of modern manufacturing processes. Most metals can be inspected as well as plastics and aerospace composites . Lower frequency ultrasound (50–500 kHz) can also be used to inspect less dense materials such as wood, concrete and cement . Ultrasound inspection of welded joints has been an alternative to radiography for nondestructive testing since

3534-495: The transmitter as an echo and can be detected through the receiver path. By measuring the difference in time between the pulse being transmitted and the echo being received, it is possible to determine the distance. The measured travel time of Sonar pulses in water is strongly dependent on the temperature and the salinity of the water. Ultrasonic ranging is also applied for measurement in air and for short distances. For example, hand-held ultrasonic measuring tools can rapidly measure

3596-467: The ultrasound can cover a wide area from a single point. The flow in pipes or open channels can be measured by ultrasonic flowmeters, which measure the average velocity of flowing liquid. In rheology , an acoustic rheometer relies on the principle of ultrasound. In fluid mechanics , fluid flow can be measured using an ultrasonic flow meter . Ultrasonic testing is a type of nondestructive testing commonly used to find flaws in materials and to measure

3658-594: The ultrasound; the top end of a dog's hearing range is about 45 kHz, while a cat's is 64 kHz. The wild ancestors of cats and dogs evolved this higher hearing range to hear high-frequency sounds made by their preferred prey, small rodents. A dog whistle is a whistle that emits ultrasound, used for training and calling dogs. The frequency of most dog whistles is within the range of 23 to 54 kHz. Toothed whales , including dolphins , can hear ultrasound and use such sounds in their navigational system ( biosonar ) to orient and to capture prey. Porpoises have

3720-482: Was founded on August 16, 1986, at their first organizational meeting in Lake Tahoe. Those founding members who are still active as of 2006 are Tom Harman of LaserNet, Jim Martin of Peachtree Lase, Walt Meador of Laser Rentals, Inc., Todd Rogers of Beamin' Lasers, and Tim Walsh of Laser Spectacles. Originally, the meeting was labeled a gathering of Laser Entertainment Professionals. The first topics that were covered at

3782-599: Was possible. In April 2006, the ILDA lobbied for the rights to sell lasers for informational display or entertainment. This requires persuading the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) to update the administrative process and ensure laser light shows and displays are safer for the public. The International Laser Display Association developed an image format suitable for interchanging image data between laser controllers and laser fixtures. The information may also be stored as frames, which can then be stored on

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3844-481: Was the Polaroid SX-70 camera, which included a lightweight transducer system to focus the camera automatically. Polaroid later licensed this ultrasound technology and it became the basis of a variety of ultrasonic products. A common ultrasound application is an automatic door opener, where an ultrasonic sensor detects a person's approach and opens the door. Ultrasonic sensors are also used to detect intruders;

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