acoustic sensor

collocation in English

meaningsofacousticandsensor

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acoustic
adjective
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/əˈkuː.stɪk/us
/əˈkuː.stɪk/
relating to sound ...
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sensor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsen.sər/us
/ˈsen.sɚ/
a device that is used to record that something is present or that there are changes ...
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The first, anacousticsensor, arms the mine as a helicopter approaches.
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Once theacousticsensordetects a target, the magnetic influence sensor is used to detonate the mine at the optimal point.
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Acousticsensoroperators begin their career in the fleet after attending specialized training.
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When used with the passive infra-red fuze, anacousticsensordetects approaching vehicles and activates the infra-red sensor, which triggers the mine at the optimal moment as the target passes.
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It is this latter parameter which is modulated by vibration such that the capacitance varies with the distance between the electromagnetic diaphragm and the plate, forming anacousticsensor.
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Coupled with acoustic sensors that recognize the sound signature of a tank, it could offer high accuracy.
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The changes included streamlining to make them quieter and improved acoustic sensors.
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With the development of better hydrophones, the transistor and miniaturization, and the realisation that very low frequency sound was important, more effective acoustic sensors followed.
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Acoustic sensors will need to distinguish vehicles and aircraft from footsteps (unless personnel detection is a goal), and things such as construction blasting.
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Emitted vibration energy propagating through the lung parenchyma and the chest wall reaches the body surface where is captured and recorded by a set of acoustic sensors.
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Since acoustic sensors (i.e., passive hydrophones and active sonar) perform less effectively in shallow waters than in the open seas, there is a strong pressure to develop additional sensors.
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