Apparatus and method for treating infestation in a wooden body

摘要

An apparatus and method for treating infestation in a wooden body is provided. The apparatus comprises at least one transducer configured to deliver High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) signals to at least one region of the wooden body. The method comprises scanning at least one part of the wooden body to identify at least one region of the wooden body infested with one or more pests. The method further comprises delivering HIFU signals to the at least one region of the wooden body infested with the one or more pests.

主权项

1. An apparatus for treating infestation in a wooden body, the apparatus comprising:
a belt wrappable and fastenable around a tree or wooden body; multiple arrays positioned at regular intervals on the belt; each array including a 4×4 grid comprising sixteen High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) transducers; each array also including an imaging transducer; a controller for activating each imaging transducer of each array in a sequence, wherein each imaging transducer transmits an ultrasound signal through the tree or wooden body to an imaging transducer in an array positioned on the opposite side of the tree or wooden body, wherein the imaging transducer on the opposite side of the tree or wooden body receives a transmitted ultrasound signal echo, until all of the imaging transducers of all the arrays have received an ultrasound signal echo in sequence; the controller generating an image of a horizontal cross section of the tree or wooden body; and a driving unit to determine a phase difference between the HIFU signals to be transmitted by each of the multiple arrays, for focusing a maximum intensity of the HIFU signals at a place of infestation in the tree or wooden body, the place of infestation based on the image; and a support structure configured to facilitate positioning of the belt around the tree or wooden body.