Wave Based Measurement Systems TRIZ Cases

Multiple side-wall air ports raise jet velocity to clean photoelectric sensor lenses with less air and lower power use.

Target intensity feedback and phase modulation let CBC arrays measure beam offsets and maintain synchronization under atmospheric turbulence.

Partial overlap of multimode diode beams creates a homogeneous high-intensity profile for compact long-distance directional laser delivery.

An integrated processor controls air and liquid cleaning near vehicle sensors, cutting wiring complexity while improving cleaning efficiency.

A protected camera window combines cleaning hardware and movable optical panels to limit contamination and flare in vehicle imaging.

Inner wall protrusions and recesses reflect and disrupt radiated energy to cut radar EMI and deliver at least 35 dB isolation at 76.5 GHz.

A center-dense, corner-sparse antenna array breaks phase-center periodicity to cancel grating lobes and cut phase shifter count.

Negatively biased field plates isolate iToF pixel storage nodes to cut dark current while preserving full well capacitance.

Vertical storage gate extensions increase charge capacity in small depth-sensor pixels while reducing parasitic light sensitivity.

Optical phase control and photodiode mixing replace ESA beamforming electronics, enabling wideband steerable RF beams with lower size, weight, and power.

Detection-accuracy thresholds trigger air cleaning before sensor performance turns abnormal, limiting obstruction, power use, and consumables.

A patterned transparent cap replaces clear mold encapsulation to cut thermal stress, block stray light, and protect optical emitters.

A ceramic flip-chip layout cuts VCSEL driver inductance, lowering heat and enabling faster, more compact LIDAR illumination.

Vertically stacked subwavelength gratings extend optical antenna length, narrow OPA beam divergence, and ease fabrication on silicon platforms.

Spaced absorber and reflector regions create destructive interference to cut unwanted radar reflections and improve radar test accuracy.

A buffered low-voltage CMOS test circuit detects open and short faults in pulsed LiDAR diode arrays before high-current transients.

A closed optoelectronic feedback loop uses mixing, delay, and photodetection to stabilize broadband microwave signals with lower phase noise.

Using a tunable LC resonance, this driver creates nanosecond high-current laser pulses at low voltage, avoiding GaN complexity and cost.

Voltage-controlled dielectric metasurface cells use plasma dispersion to steer light with low loss, high bandwidth, and a wide field of view.

A conductive film in the photodetector isolation region shields fringe electric fields to suppress white spots and dark current in smaller pixels.

A plastic-metal waveguide and zigzag slot layout reduce radar antenna weight and assembly error while extending short- and long-range detection.

Independently activated spray bars clean only dirty sensor sectors, cutting fluid use while preserving partial image acquisition.

Separate radiating panels use managed shaping coefficients to steer gain, suppress side lobes, and keep large-array antennas transportable.

A movable nozzle linked to sensor aiming keeps LiDAR cleaning effective while reducing smudging, backflow, and false detections.

Integrated waveguides and segmented SPADs raise NIR photon absorption while limiting timing jitter and dead time in LiDAR detectors.

Multiple diode lasers, FACs, prism arrays, and a MEMS mirror form a brighter line beam for LiDAR without relying on costly single high-power sources.

A recessed germanium absorption layer boosts 1550 nm NIR sensitivity in silicon image sensors while lowering operating voltage and power use.

Surface acoustic and Lamb waves remove rain, ice, and snow from optical surfaces without wipers, preserving radiation transmission and field of view.

Multiple packaged antenna units form a millimeter-wave array that improves radar resolution and enables beam scanning in a single module.

A harmonic signal in the ice absorption band measures antenna ice thickness, enabling compensation or de-icing before RADAR loss and damage.

Substrate biasing blocks or enables pixel charge transfer by phase, cutting power and noise in indirect ToF depth sensing.

Off-center terminal placement in a series-fed patch array controls radiation weighting, suppresses unwanted modes, and reduces EMI.

Driving elements aligned along the pixel array long side shorten control paths, reducing delay and slew variation for faster sensor operation.

A metal-coated fiber honeycomb sandwich absorbs 2-18 GHz radar waves while reducing weight, dispersion issues, and durability loss.

A reflection unit in the ineffective pixel region suppresses light diffraction into optical black pixels, enabling smaller imaging chips with lower noise.

Multiple VCSEL regions and a movable collimator lens adapt beam intensity and direction for more accurate distance measurement with less noise.

Fixed reflectors in a polyhedral radar chamber replace the metallic rotator, cutting test time, cost, and measurement noise.

Separate upper electrodes let light emitter groups switch between spot and uniform irradiation without mechanical adjustment, improving ranging accuracy.

Galvanic SIW-to-hollow-waveguide coupling cuts >60 GHz attenuation and removes precise positioning in radar distance sensor assembly.

IMU-based guidance tracks ADAS target position and orientation without line of sight, improving calibration placement accuracy in service bays.

A two-material waveguide combines low-loss RF transmission with a heat-stable section, enabling signal integrity up to 450°C.

A high-k dielectric passivation layer induces a dipole field that pulls carriers from PIN diodes, reducing dark current in NIR/IR image sensors.

A CMOS waveguide flow cell aligns photon detectors with fluid channels to enable parallel fluorescence lifetime sequencing with lower optical and fluidic complexity.

Multiple VCSEL regions and movable collimator lenses adjust beam intensity and direction by distance mode for longer-range, lower-noise sensing.

Non-straight adhesive cut-outs deflect leakage between radar vertical feed lines, improving angular accuracy and noise floor at low cost.

Non-straight adhesive cut-outs deflect leakage between radar vertical feed lines, improving antenna isolation, angle accuracy, and noise floor.

Voltage-tuned plasmon resonance changes the reflection angle for precise laser steering in LiDAR without mechanical movement.

A motor-driven spinning lens clears water, dirt, and snow by centrifugal force to keep autonomous vehicle camera views unobstructed.

An adhesive-sealed external radar sensor measures through the container wall to avoid moisture disturbance and complex internal sealing.

A gas-permeable membrane and offset vent path equalize pressure in radar enclosures while preserving IP6K6K sealing against liquid and dust.