ultrasinic accuracy

blueroomelectronics said:

Why not use lasers as the modern units in the article use?

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Hero999 said:

You can measure distances to a greater accuracy than one wavelength. The phase shift can also be measured which will give information of a higher resolution than one wavelength: for example if a wave takes 2.5 periods to return it will be 180° out of phase.

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