A parallel, fully modular 16-electrode impedance tomograph is presented. The system is organized around 16 identical electrode circuits (EC), with built-in microcontroller and analogue circuitry, for data acquisition and excitation. Digital-to-analogue and analogue to-digital conversion is performed by the microcontroller. Dedicated electrode circuits are connected in parallel by means of a custom mixed analogue-digital bus. Apart from the EC{ extquoteright}s, the proposed system further consists of a generator, digital bus converter, and battery backed up power supply, all located in one common box. The system operates at pre-selectable frequencies, chosen in the range from DC to 1kHz. Each EC can apply individually adjusted excitation voltages or currents. In this way, a large flexibility in electrode positioning, excitation pattern, and choice of measurement technique is provided. As a main application of the system, the investigation of shallow subsurface soil inhomogeneities is envisaged.
Bujnowski, A, Wtorek, J, Truyen, B & Cornelis, J 2003, Design of a modular impedance tomograph. in T Pałko (ed.), Proceedings 72nd ICB Seminar on Recent Achievements of Bioimpedance Research. International Centre of Biocybernetics (ICB), Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, pp. 83-95, 72nd ICB Seminar on Recent Achievements of Bioimpedance Research, Warsaw, Poland, 13/11/03.
Bujnowski, A., Wtorek, J., Truyen, B., & Cornelis, J. (2003). Design of a modular impedance tomograph. In T. Pałko (Ed.), Proceedings 72nd ICB Seminar on Recent Achievements of Bioimpedance Research (pp. 83-95). International Centre of Biocybernetics (ICB), Polish Academy of Sciences.
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title = "Design of a modular impedance tomograph",
abstract = "A parallel, fully modular 16-electrode impedance tomograph is presented. The system is organized around 16 identical electrode circuits (EC), with built-in microcontroller and analogue circuitry, for data acquisition and excitation. Digital-to-analogue and analogue to-digital conversion is performed by the microcontroller. Dedicated electrode circuits are connected in parallel by means of a custom mixed analogue-digital bus. Apart from the EC{ extquoteright}s, the proposed system further consists of a generator, digital bus converter, and battery backed up power supply, all located in one common box. The system operates at pre-selectable frequencies, chosen in the range from DC to 1kHz. Each EC can apply individually adjusted excitation voltages or currents. In this way, a large flexibility in electrode positioning, excitation pattern, and choice of measurement technique is provided. As a main application of the system, the investigation of shallow subsurface soil inhomogeneities is envisaged.",
keywords = "Electrical Impedance Tomography, electrode circuits, subsurface soil inhomogeneities",
author = "Adam Bujnowski and Jerzy Wtorek and Bart Truyen and Jan Cornelis",
year = "2003",
month = nov,
day = "13",
language = "English",
pages = "83--95",
editor = "Tadeusz Pa{l}ko",
booktitle = "Proceedings 72nd ICB Seminar on Recent Achievements of Bioimpedance Research",
publisher = "International Centre of Biocybernetics (ICB), Polish Academy of Sciences",
note = "72nd ICB Seminar on Recent Achievements of Bioimpedance Research ; Conference date: 13-11-2003 Through 16-11-2003",
}