Method and system for projecting a visible representation of infrared radiation
AssigneeFLIR Systems, Inc.
InventorsKatrin Strandemar, Henrik Jönsson
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Abstract
A method for enabling easier interpretation and analysis of an observed real world scene by presenting a visible representation of infrared (IR) radiation information, based on IR radiation emitted from said real world scene, and additional information onto said observed real world scene, using thermography arrangement comprising an IR imaging system, a visible light imaging system and a visible light projecting system.
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A method of enabling easier interpretation and analysis of an observed real world scene by presenting a visible representation of infrared (IR) radiation information, based on IR radiation emitted from said real world scene, and additional information onto said observed real world scene, using a thermography arrangement comprising an IR imaging system, a visible light imaging system and a visible light projecting system, the method comprising:
- capturing IR radiation information based on detected IR radiation emitted from said observed real world;
- creating a visible representation of said detected IR radiation information;
- aligning said visible representation of said detected IR radiation information to the detected IR radiation emitted from said observed real world scene;
- creating a visible representation of additional information dependent on a signal received from a predetermined source;
- creating a combined IR image comprising said aligned visible representation of said detected IR radiation information and said visible representation of additional information;
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- presenting said combined IR image by projecting it onto said observed real world scene, wherein said visible representation of detected IR radiation information comprised in said combined IR image is projected in alignment with said detected IR radiation emitted from said observed real world scene.
A thermography arrangement to enable easier interpretation and analysis of an observed real world scene by presenting a visible representation of infrared (IR) radiation information based on IR radiation emitted from said real world scene, and additional information onto a real world scene based on IR radiation emitted from said real world scene, wherein the visible representation of IR radiation information is projected in alignment with said IR radiation emitted from said observed real world scene, the arrangement comprising:
- an IR imaging system for detecting IR radiation emitted from said observed real world scene of a first field of view;
- a visible light projecting system adapted to project visible light onto said observed real world scene of a second field of view, at least partially overlapping the first field of view;
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- a processor adapted to:
- create a visible representation of said detected IR radiation information,
- align said visible representation of said detected IR radiation information to the detected IR radiation emitted from said observed real world scene,
- create a visible representation of additional information dependent on a signal received from a predetermined source, and
- create a combined IR image comprising said aligned visible representation of said detected IR radiation information and said visible representation of additional information,
- wherein said visible light projecting system is further adapted to present said combined IR image by projecting it onto said observed real world scene, wherein the visible representation of detected IR radiation information comprised in said combined IR image is projected in alignment with said detected IR radiation emitted from said observed real world scene.
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