Thermal Cameras White Papers
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Detecting And Defeating Subversive Night And Fog Activities
4/8/2013
Around-the-clock surveillance capability in any weather is a decisive operational ad-vantage for military and emergency services. In these and similar applications, SWIR cameras are well-suited for everyday use because they show good results when compared with other imaging technologies. To recognize and track objects of light-reflecting as well as self-radiating natures, SWIR cameras can be easily combined with thermal LWIR cameras and their images overlaid to enhance their content and validity. By Raf Vandersmissen, CEO, sInfraRed Pte Ltd
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Fast Thermal Imaging: Muzzle Flash Analysis
7/6/2012
Significant technical challenges need to be overcome when it comes to detection, location, and identification of small caliber hostile gunfire. The key characteristic for the detection of a small caliber gunfire, which also leads to the most obvious technical challenge, is its short, few milliseconds long, muzzle flash.
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The New Way to Look at Ballistic Impacts: FAST Thermal Imaging Application Note
5/30/2012
This application note examines the benefits of high speed infrared cameras for use in testing ballistic impacts, and compares their use to that of traditional high-speed visible imaging systems. Visible impact ballistic testing is discussed, as well as infrared impact ballistic testing. The results of a field testing experiment are also addressed.
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The Evaluation Of Increase And Distribution Of Temperature During The Dental Drilling Using A Thermal Imaging Camera
2/17/2012
This paper discusses the use of infrared technology to study the optimal method for post space preparation of teeth including how long to drill, the type and size of dental drill used, and the type of cooling used.
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Coat Of Many Colors: Cases In Equine Thermal Imaging
2/17/2012
Infrared cameras have improved, procedures have been standardized, and veterinarians have become familiar with interpretation of the images. By Joanna L. Robson, DVM
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Using Thermal Mapping At The Data Center
2/17/2012
Cooling the servers in data centers efficiently is critical to increasing IT reliability, maintaining high performance, and reducing electrical usage. This article discusses the reasoning behind using infrared thermography (IRT) to commission and monitor data centers’ cooling systems.
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Thermal Imaging Of Power MOSFETs Under Thermal Runaway Conditions
2/16/2012
Whereas older power MOSFETs would share internal power, newer MOSFETs grab the current, causing thermal runaway. Using a thermal camera and an oscilloscope to look at the voltage and current internal to the MOSFET, we can understand how a hot spot develops on its surface.
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Effects Of Heat On Firearm Barrels
2/16/2012
The purpose of this study is to examine the advantage of using a thermal imaging system to capture the effects of heat on gun barrels. The thermal imaging camera will provide such data as the temperatures reached and the distribution of heat along the barrel. By Matthew Iannone, FLIR Systems, Inc.
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NDT In Composite Materials With Flash, Transient, And Lockin Thermography
2/16/2012
Composites are now used in everything from aircraft to prosthetics. By Markus Tarin and Ralph Rotolante
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Electroluminescence And Thermal Imaging Applications In The Photovoltaic Industry
11/9/2010
Quality control is of the utmost importance for any high-tech industry. The complexity of the processes that we are dealing with — the considerable amount of variables that are to be monitorized and controlled — are good reasons to keep the production process under very tight control. By Nuno Pereira, Lógica E.M. - Photovoltaic Laboratory