Radiant energy – Infrared-to-visible imaging – Including means for scanning field of view
Reexamination Certificate
1987-02-02
2011-11-22
Hellner, Mark (Department: 3663)
Radiant energy
Infrared-to-visible imaging
Including means for scanning field of view
C356S004050
Reexamination Certificate
active
08063368
ABSTRACT:
An imaging arrangement combines a thermal imager with a laser imager to enable several correlated pictures to be produced which show different properties of the same field of view. A common scanning device is used to scan each pixel in the field of view in a raster-like pattern, and for each pixel data can be derived representing thermal content, range, optical reflectivity and velocity. The last three properties are obtained by coupling an optical interferometer to the scanning device which generates the picture representing the thermal content.
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Blackmore Kevin Daryl
Cox Raymond Samuel
Youngs Eric Geoffrey Dunlop
Crowell & Moring LLP
Hellner Mark
Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems Limited
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