Two dimensional thermal imaging arrays-a low visibility navigation aid

Author

Amin, Ahmed

Author_Institution

Naval Seacommand, Newport, RI, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

1549

Abstract

Infrared imaging in the medium wavelength range (10-14 μm), corresponding to the thermal blackbody maximum near room temperature and to the atmospheric window, is desirable for a wide range of applications. Night vision, target recognition, reconnaissance, driving aids, and navigation in foggy and poor visibility weather are among the applications of this technology. Recent advances in pyroelectric imaging have made it possible to produce compact, low-cost, uncooled infrared cameras that are capable of delivering television quality images

Keywords

bolometers; image intensifiers; infrared imaging; navigation; pyroelectric detectors; 10 to 14 micron; 2D thermal imaging arrays; atmospheric window; compact low-cost uncooled IR cameras; driving aids; figures of merit; foggy weather; low visibility navigation aid; medium wavelength range; night vision; pyroelectric bolometer; pyroelectric imaging; reconnaissance; sensitivity limits; target recognition; television quality images; thermal blackbody maximum; Atmospheric waves; Cameras; Infrared imaging; Navigation; Night vision; Optical imaging; Pyroelectricity; Reconnaissance; Target recognition; Temperature distribution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2000 MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition

Conference_Location

Providence, RI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6551-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2000.882161

Filename

882161