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A camera and weight technology, applied in motor vehicles, measuring devices, measuring circuits, etc., can solve the problem of increasing the weight of the system
Inactive Publication Date: 2008-04-09
HONEYWELL INT INC
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However, this may require complex control circuitry to periodically change the camera's orientation, again adding weight to the system
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[0027] Figure 1 illustrates a first illustrative infrared camera in accordance with the present invention. In such an embodiment, the infrared camera contains only a detector array for receiving infrared energy, measuring the temperature of the array, and transmitting the unprocessed data to a remote station. An illustrative remote station is shown, for example, in FIG. 2 .
[0028] The infrared camera of FIG. 1 is shown generally at 20 and includes a radiation detector array 22 , a column selector 24 , a row selector 26 , a controller 28 , and optionally a temperature sensor 52 . Radiation detector array 22 includes a plurality of radiation sensing detectors 50 which, in a preferred embodiment, are infrared sensing bolometers. Radiation detectors 50 , in the illustrated embodiment, are positioned in a series of columns 48 , and rows 46 . A controller 28 is provided to control the column selector 24 and the row selector 26 . Controller 28 may contain a counter for moving se...
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A lightweight camera (20) or detector that does not require a shutter, chopper or thermoelectric stabilizer. Lightweight materials and lightweight packaging techniques are used, and in some embodiments, some or all of the calibration, compensation and processing hardware are moved from the camera (20) itself to a remote station (100). Such a shutterless, lightweight, IR camera, which may operated at ambient temperature, can be mounted on a micro air vehicle (MAV) or the like, with the raw IR sensor data received and processed by a ground station (100).
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[0001] This application is a divisional application of: [0002] Application number: 01822869.0 (PCT / US01 / 50077); [0003] Application date: December 20, 2001; [0004] Title of Invention: "Lightweight Infrared Camera". [0005] Cross References to Related Applications [0006] This application is related to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. ___, Field ___, titled "Lenses for Infrared Cameras," and U.S. Patent Application Serial No. ___, Field ___, titled "Operating System for Microbolometers." field of invention [0007] The present invention generally relates to infrared (IR) cameras and detectors. More particularly, the present invention relates to lightweight infrared (IR) cameras and detectors. Background of the invention [0008] Infrared cameras and detectors, and especially microbolometers, are well known to those skilled in the art. See, eg, U.S. Patents 5,688,699, 5,999,211, 5,420,419, and 6,026,337, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. Infrar...
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