Differential Infrared Imager for Gas Plume Detection

Abstract

Apparatus, systems, and methods autonomously detect a chemical plume. The system includes an apparatus for splitting a beam of electromagnetic radiation and feeding the split beam to at least two detectors, which are operably connected to a first bandpass filter and a second bandpass filter that passes a wavelength of electromagnetic radiation that is similar in magnitude but offset from the wavelengths passed by the first bandpass filter. The system further comprises an analysis system configured to analyze images from the at least two detectors, a processor, and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising code configured to direct the processor to perform functions. Exemplary functions include comparing a plurality of deterministic features, a plurality of probabilistic features of objects, or both, from the at least two detectors and determining if a difference between the compared images represents a chemical plume.

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