Window obscuration sensors for mobile gas and chemical imaging cameras
AssigneeRebellion Photonics, Inc.
InventorsRyan Mallery, Ohad Israel Balila, Robert Timothy Kester
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AssigneeRebellion Photonics, Inc.
InventorsRyan Mallery, Ohad Israel Balila, Robert Timothy Kester
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An infrared (IR) imaging system for determining a concentration of a target species in an object is disclosed. The imaging system can include an optical system including a focal plane array (FPA) unit behind an optical window. The optical system can have components defining at least two optical channels thereof, said at least two optical channels being spatially and spectrally different from one another. Each of the at least two optical channels can be positioned to transfer IR radiation incident on the optical system towards the optical FPA. The system can include a processing unit containing a processor that can be configured to acquire multispectral optical data representing said target species from the IR radiation received at the optical FPA. One or more of the optical channels may be used in detecting objects on or near the optical window, to avoid false detections of said target species.
An IR imaging system for imaging a target species in a scene, the IR imaging system comprising:
An imaging system for imaging a target species in a scene, the imaging system comprising:
A method of detecting obscuration of an optical window in an imaging system, the imaging system comprising a first camera system, a second camera system, and an optical focal plane array (FPA) divided into portions, the method comprising:
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