Infrared data-based object evaluation

A system comprising:

• a computer system configured to evaluate an object for at least one heat related anomaly, the computer system including at least one computing device for performing a method comprising:
• processing infrared data corresponding to at least one side of the object to enhance a set of signal features in the infrared data and extract infrared data corresponding to at least a portion of the object from the infrared data, wherein the processing uses at least one enhancement process selected from a group of enhancement processes based on the at least one heat related anomaly, the group of enhancement processes including:
• segmentation, fusion of multiple infrared images in the infrared data, edge detection within an infrared image in the infrared data, applying thresholding to assign a pixel in the infrared data to white or black, and feature detection of the at least a portion of the object in the infrared data;
• analyzing the infrared data to determine a presence of the at least one heat related anomaly;
• and
• providing a result of the analyzing for use in an evaluation of the object.

A system comprising:

• a set of infrared imaging devices configured to acquire infrared data of an object during operation of the object;
• and
• a computer system configured to evaluate the object for at least one heat related anomaly, the computer system including at least one computing device for performing a method comprising:
• pre-processing infrared data corresponding to at least one side of the object, wherein the pre-processing includes at least one of:
• applying an image deblurring algorithm to at least a portion of the infrared data or filtering at least a portion of the infrared data;
• processing the pre-processed infrared data to enhance a set of signal features in the pre-processed infrared data and extract infrared data corresponding to at least a portion of the object from the pre-processed infrared data, wherein the processing uses at least one enhancement process selected from a group of enhancement processes based on the at least one heat related anomaly, the group of enhancement processes including:
• segmentation, fusion of multiple infrared images in the infrared data, edge detection within an infrared image in the infrared data, applying thresholding to assign a pixel in the infrared data to white or black, and feature detection of the at least a portion of the object in the infrared data;
• analyzing the processed infrared data to determine a presence of the at least one heat related anomaly;
• and
• providing a result of the analyzing for use in an evaluation of the object.