Methods and apparatus for multi-spectral imaging pyrometer utilizing tunable optics

A multi-spectral imaging system utilizing tunable optics is disclosed. Various disclosed systems include a tunable optical filter coupled to a broadband imaging system. The tunable optical filter allows discrete infrared wavelengths to pass to the broadband imaging system so that monochromatic infra...

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Hauptverfasser:	Kim, Hyun Jung, Borg, Stephen E
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COLORIMETRY COMPUTING COUNTING DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY FREQUENCY-CHANGING IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT,POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED,VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT MEASURING NON-LINEAR OPTICS OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS OPTICS PHYSICS PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION RADIATION PYROMETRY TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A multi-spectral imaging system utilizing tunable optics is disclosed. Various disclosed systems include a tunable optical filter coupled to a broadband imaging system. The tunable optical filter allows discrete infrared wavelengths to pass to the broadband imaging system so that monochromatic infrared images of a scene may be captured. An image processing system may process selected monochromatic infrared images by using a ratio technique to generate an emissivity-independent thermal image of the scene. The tunable optical filter may also be used to adjust a quality factor and control an amount of radiated energy that is passed to an image sensor of the broadband imaging system thereby acting as an aperture to account for both low and high radiance portions of the scene.