FPGA-Based Control System of an Ultrasonic Phased Array

DOS SANTOS, Mário João Simões Ferreira;DOS SANTOS, Jaime Batista.
FPGA-Based Control System of an Ultrasonic Phased Array. 
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 57, n.2, p. 135-141, june 2018. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/article/fpga-based-control-system-of-an-ultrasonic-phased-array/>. Date accessed: 25 jan. 2026. 
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2010.178.

dos Santos, M., & dos Santos, J.
(2011).
FPGA-Based Control System of an Ultrasonic Phased Array.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 57(2), 135-141.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2010.178

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dos Santos, M.,dos Santos, J.
2011 June 57. FPGA-Based Control System of an Ultrasonic Phased Array. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering. [Online] 57:2

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dos Santos, Mário, & Jaime Batista dos Santos.
"FPGA-Based Control System of an Ultrasonic Phased Array." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 57.2 (2011): 135-141. Web.  25 Jan. 2026

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dos Santos, Mário, AND dos Santos, Jaime.
"FPGA-Based Control System of an Ultrasonic Phased Array" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 57 Number 2 (28 June 2018)