noun
definition
A device that converts energy from one form into another.
definition
A state machine that generates output based on a given input.
Examples of transducer in a Sentence
In particular, the coupling (e.g. air, air bellows, pliable foam etc.) between the transducer and tissue will be investigated.
When the transducer assembly is tightened and repeat measurements are made, the displacement output is almost identical each time.
The working space is adjustable to accommodate different sizes of torque transducer.
Secondly, by mapping the output of a focussed ultrasound transducer at various distances from the focus.
The strain gage pressure transducer involves movement of a diaphragm with changes in pressure.
The sonar transducer and GPS antenna can be mounted on a pole and temporarily attached to the boat 's stern.
The tests were repeated twice with the transducer array rotated slightly in the tank to obtain similar profiles, with identical results.
The transducer voltage output also needs to be calibrated.
In 1992, he joined Acuson, Mountain View, CA, initially working on transducer design.
The transducer element is mounted inside the specimen holder.
During the echo, an ultrasound transducer (hand-held wand placed on the skin of the chest) emits high-frequency sound waves to produce pictures of the heart's valves and chambers.
The technician applies gel to a hand-held transducer then presses it against the patient's chest.
The FHR is picked up by means of an ultrasound transducer and the movement of the heart valves.
During a vascular ultrasound, an ultrasound transducer (small hand-held device) is placed over the area being examined.
The transducer generates high-frequency sound waves through the tissues.
One is to hold the transducer that picks up the FHR and the other is to hold a tocodynanometer, which picks up uterine activity or contractions.
External monitoring of the fetus is accomplished by means of a transducer that emits continuous sound waves (ultrasound).
A water-soluble gel is placed on the underside of the transducer to permit the conduction of fetal heart sounds.
When the transducer is placed correctly on the maternal abdomen, the sound waves bounce off the fetal heart and are picked up by the electronic monitor.
Incorrect placement of the transducer may detect a pulsating maternal vessel with a resultant swooshing sound (uterine soufflé), and the rate will be the same as the maternal pulse.
The surface control system consists of a portable deck unit and a dunking transducer that is supplied with 10 meters of cable.
A differential pressure transducer is placed across the two volumes.
Compound Array linear transducer composed of multiple layers of arrays enabling electronic focusing in the elevation direction.
Additionally, the digital echo sounder will be used with a side-looking sonar transducer that will enable quantification of dune planform morphology.