公开(公告)号：US20170219436A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15484989

申请日：2017-04-11

Applicant: FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： BRIAN B. SIMOLON ,  NASEEM Y. AZIZ ,  MARK T. NUSSMEIER ,  ROBERT F. CANNATA

IPC: G01J5/24

CPC classification number: G01J5/24 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G01J2005/0077 ,  G01J2005/202

Abstract: A bolometer circuit may include an active bolometer configured to receive external infrared (IR) radiation and a resistive load, which are configured to be connected in series in a bolometer conduction path from a supply voltage node to a common voltage node. A node in the bolometer conduction path between the resistive load and the active bolometer is coupled to a first input of an op-amp. A variable voltage source is coupled to a second input of the op-amp to provide a reference voltage level. The op-amp maintains the reference voltage level at the first input to generate a current flow in response to a resistance change of the active bolometer due to the external IR radiation. The amplifier circuit may be configured as a feedback amplifier or an integrating amplifier. The bolometer circuit may be configured to enable a low-power mode of operation.

公开(公告)号：US09715769B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-25

申请号：US15161709

申请日：2016-05-23

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： William J. Chundrlik, Jr. ,  Nathaniel Johnson ,  Marc Wimmershoff

IPC: G07C5/02 ,  B60W40/114 ,  B60W50/00 ,  B60T7/12 ,  B60W30/08 ,  B60W30/12 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/374 ,  B60R1/00 ,  G01P3/50 ,  G01P13/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G07C5/08 ,  H04N7/18 ,  B60T7/22 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G01J5/34 ,  G01J5/00

CPC classification number: G07C5/02 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R2300/804 ,  B60T7/12 ,  B60T7/22 ,  B60W30/08 ,  B60W30/12 ,  B60W40/114 ,  B60W50/0098 ,  B60W2050/0049 ,  B60W2420/42 ,  B60W2520/10 ,  B60W2520/14 ,  G01J5/024 ,  G01J5/34 ,  G01J2005/0077 ,  G01P3/50 ,  G01P13/00 ,  G06K9/00798 ,  G07C5/08 ,  H04N5/23229 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N7/183

Abstract: A process for determining a stationary state of a vehicle includes providing a camera and a control having an image processor. Vehicle data is provided to the control by an accelerometer of the vehicle and by at least one of (i) a transmission sensor of the vehicle and (ii) a speed sensor of the vehicle. A determination that the vehicle is stationary is made when at least one of (i) the control determines a jerk value that is approximately zero for a selected duration of time and the control receives vehicle data indicating that the speed of the vehicle was approximately zero for the selected duration of time and (ii) the control determines a jerk value that is approximately zero for a selected duration of time and the control receives vehicle data indicating that the transmission of the vehicle was in ‘Park’ for the selected duration of time.

公开(公告)号：US20170205290A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-20

申请号：US15418532

申请日：2017-01-27

Applicant: REBELLION PHOTONICS, INC.

Inventor： Robert Timothy Kester ,  Nathan Adrian Hagen

IPC: G01J5/52 ,  G01J3/02 ,  H04N5/33 ,  G01J3/28 ,  G01J5/08 ,  G01J5/00 ,  G01N21/3504 ,  G01J3/12

CPC classification number: G01J5/522 ,  G01J3/0208 ,  G01J3/0232 ,  G01J3/0256 ,  G01J3/0297 ,  G01J3/12 ,  G01J3/26 ,  G01J3/28 ,  G01J3/2823 ,  G01J3/36 ,  G01J5/0014 ,  G01J5/0806 ,  G01J5/0834 ,  G01J5/0862 ,  G01J5/20 ,  G01J2003/2826 ,  G01J2003/283 ,  G01J2005/0048 ,  G01J2005/0077 ,  G01N21/3504 ,  G01N2021/1793 ,  G01N2021/3531 ,  G01N2201/06106 ,  G01N2201/068 ,  G01N2201/127 ,  H04N3/09 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N5/365 ,  H04N5/3651 ,  H04N5/3655

Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein describe a divided-aperture infrared spectral imaging (DAISI) system that is adapted to acquire multiple IR images of a scene with a single-shot (also referred to as a snapshot). The plurality of acquired images having different wavelength compositions that are obtained generally simultaneously. The system includes at least two optical channels that are spatially and spectrally different from one another. Each of the at least two optical channels are configured to transfer IR radiation incident on the optical system towards an optical FPA unit comprising at least two detector arrays disposed in the focal plane of two corresponding focusing lenses. The system further comprises at least one temperature reference source or surface that is used to dynamically calibrate the two detector arrays and compensate for a temperature difference between the two detector arrays.

公开(公告)号：US20170195583A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US15462432

申请日：2017-03-17

Applicant: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLC

Inventor： David C. Hutchison ,  Ralph K. Williamson

IPC: H04N5/33 ,  G01J5/10 ,  H04N21/434 ,  G01J5/02 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N21/236

CPC classification number: H04N5/33 ,  G01J5/025 ,  G01J5/0806 ,  G01J5/10 ,  G01J2005/0077 ,  G01J2005/0081 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G06T5/001 ,  G06T5/007 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/23605 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/4348

Abstract: Methods of and systems for providing temperature data in a video stream are provided. The method includes receiving a video stream having a plurality of video frames with a first frame rate and receiving temperature data including a temperature map associated with the video stream and having a plurality of temperature frames with a second frame rate, which can be slower than the first frame rate. To interlace the temperature data, a subset of temperature frames in the plurality of temperature frames can be extracted. The method further includes transmitting each temperature frame in the subset of temperature frames with the plurality of video frames in a data stream.

公开(公告)号：US20170176258A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15452937

申请日：2017-03-08

Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation

Inventor： Junya KITAGAWA

IPC: G01J5/06 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N5/217 ,  G01J5/10

CPC classification number: G01J5/06 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01J5/0275 ,  G01J5/10 ,  G01J5/48 ,  G01J2005/0048 ,  G01J2005/0077 ,  H04N5/2173 ,  H04N5/243 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/359

Abstract: Disclosed is an infrared image acquisition device capable of preventing a glare on a subject and acquiring an infrared image suitable for calculating the temperature of the subject. An infrared image acquisition device includes an infrared imaging unit, a corresponding area detection unit, a glare area detection unit, and an image correction unit. The infrared imaging unit acquires a first image and a second image having different imaging directions with respect to the subject. The corresponding area detection unit detects a first corresponding area and a second corresponding area corresponding to the subject in the first image and the second image. The glare area detection unit detects a first glare area where the first image has a larger amount of infrared rays than that of the second image, and a second glare area. The image correction unit corrects the first glare area based on the second glare area.

公开(公告)号：US20170171418A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-15

申请号：US14963644

申请日：2015-12-09

Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Inventor： Yan Zhao ,  Xianming Jimmy Li

IPC: H04N1/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/33

CPC classification number: H04N1/00989 ,  G01J5/00 ,  G01J5/0044 ,  G01J5/028 ,  G01J5/029 ,  G01J5/046 ,  G01J5/048 ,  G01J5/0806 ,  G01J2005/0077 ,  H04N1/00103 ,  H04N5/2252 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/23241 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N2005/2255 ,  H04N2201/0084

Abstract: An apparatus and method for thermal imaging of an interior space of a high temperature furnace through an opening in a wall of the furnace. An outer housing houses at least a portion of a rigid borescope. The outer housing has a port for aspirating ambient air through the outer housing to cool the rigid borescope and passing the air through a hole at the end of the outer housing and into the furnace. A camera is operatively connected to a rigid borescope but is located such that it is isolated from the air passing through the outer housing.

公开(公告)号：US09664568B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US14306047

申请日：2014-06-16

Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.

Inventor： Kwong W. Au ,  Sharath Venkatesha ,  Stefano Bietto

IPC: G01J5/00 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G01J5/60 ,  G06T5/00

CPC classification number: G01J5/0044 ,  G01J5/026 ,  G01J5/602 ,  G01J2005/0077 ,  G06T5/005 ,  G06T5/008 ,  G06T2207/10048

Abstract: A process is provided for mapping temperatures in an enclosure. A spectral band for a multi-spectral image-capturing device is selected. An intensity-temperature mapping is generated by performing an intensity-temperature calibration based on an intensity of an image pixel in a field of view (FOV) generated by the multi-spectral image-capturing device, a corresponding temperature measurement, and a selected device setting of the image-capturing device. An emitted radiation is detected based on a first spectral image in the FOV. At least one region is determined whether it is poor responsive, which is underexposed or overexposed, such that an accurate temperature is unable to be estimated based on a temperature value associated with the spectral band. Temperatures of the at least one poor responsive regions are replaced with temperatures from corresponding acceptable regions from at least one other spectral image to provide an extended temperature mapping of the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US20170143198A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US14951487

申请日：2015-11-25

Applicant: HTC Corporation

Inventor： Bo-Wen Xiao ,  Ming-Tien Lin ,  Chih-Jen Hu

IPC: A61B1/227 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B1/247 ,  A61B1/055 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B1/233

CPC classification number: A61B1/227 ,  A61B1/00006 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/0002 ,  A61B1/00027 ,  A61B1/00032 ,  A61B1/0005 ,  A61B1/00108 ,  A61B1/00163 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/055 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61B1/247 ,  A61B5/0077 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/6817 ,  A61B2560/0214 ,  G01J5/0011 ,  G01J2005/0077

Abstract: A hybrid detection apparatus including a detection device and a functional circuit is provided. The detection device is configured to execute a first detection function, so as to obtain first detection information. The functional circuit is suitable to be removably connected to the detection device. When the functional circuit is connected to the detection device, the detection device controls the functional circuit for performing a second detection function, so as to obtain second detection information. One of the first and the second detection functions is an image capturing function, and another one of the first and the second detection functions is a temperature detection function.

公开(公告)号：US09657995B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14437778

申请日：2013-10-17

Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENVIRONMENTAL & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hiroshi Nagai ,  Tomohiro Harada ,  Akira Noma ,  Toshimasa Shirai

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  F27D21/02 ,  F23M11/04 ,  C10J3/00 ,  G01J5/08 ,  G01J5/00 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G01J5/04 ,  G01J5/06 ,  F27D21/00 ,  C10J3/46 ,  C21C5/52

CPC classification number: F27D21/02 ,  C10J3/00 ,  C10J3/46 ,  C10J3/723 ,  C21C2005/5288 ,  F23M11/04 ,  F27D21/00 ,  F27D21/0014 ,  F27D2021/026 ,  G01J5/0044 ,  G01J5/029 ,  G01J5/04 ,  G01J5/061 ,  G01J5/0893 ,  G01J2005/0077 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N2005/2255 ,  Y02P10/216

Abstract: Provided is an outer casing having a bottomed tube shape, the casing having a cooling water supply port, and a cooling water discharge port, and being inserted into a high-temperature furnace; an inner casing having a bottomed tube shape inserted into the outer casing; an imaging unit that is disposed in the inner casing which captures an image of the exterior of the outer casing; and partition members that are between an inner surface of the outer casing and an outer surface of the inner casing which define a first flow channel, a second flow channel, and a communicating channel for communicating the first flow channel and the second flow channel between the bottom of the outer casing and the partition members.

公开(公告)号：US20170132458A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US14936079

申请日：2015-11-09

Applicant: U.S. Army Research Laboratory ATTN: RDRL-LOC-I

Inventor： Nathaniel J. Short ,  Shuowen Hu ,  Alex L. Chan ,  Kristan P. Gurton

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G01J5/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G01J5/08

CPC classification number: G06K9/00288 ,  G01J5/0025 ,  G01J5/025 ,  G01J5/0825 ,  G01J2005/0077 ,  G06K9/00255 ,  G06K9/00268 ,  G06K9/00281 ,  G06K9/40 ,  G06T7/0085 ,  G06T7/13

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cross-modal matching with polarimetric thermal image data is provided. According to one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a plurality of polarimetric thermal images of a face acquired by a polarimetric thermal imaging camera, extracting features of the face from each of the plurality of images to generate a plurality of feature vectors for each of the plurality of images, compositing the feature vectors for each of the plurality of images together to form composite feature vectors and cross-modally matching the composite feature vectors with other feature vectors, in order to determine whether the face matches a face represented by the other feature vectors.