• DocumentCode
    3120353
  • Title

    Objective evaluation of imager performance

  • Author

    Amon, Francine K. ; Leber, Dennis ; Paulter, Nicholas

  • Author_Institution
    Fire Res. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Nov. 28 2011-Dec. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    47
  • Lastpage
    52
  • Abstract
    We describe a method by which the evaluation and characterization of the performance of an imager can be done objectively and scientifically, that is, without routine operator interpretation. Although this method is demonstrated herein for passive long-wave infrared imagers (thermal infrared cameras) used by fire fighters, it is applicable to any imaging system.
  • Keywords
    image sensors; infrared detectors; fire fighters; imager performance objective evaluation; passive long-wave infrared imagers; routine operator interpretation; Fires; Mathematical model; Predictive models; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement; Uncertainty; human perception; image quality indicators; imager performance; test and evaluation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Sensing Technology (ICST), 2011 Fifth International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Palmerston North
  • ISSN
    2156-8065
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0168-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSensT.2011.6137026
  • Filename
    6137026