Performance analysis of panoramic infrared systems

Orges Furxhi, Ronald G. Driggers, Gerald Holst, Keith Krapels

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6 Scopus citations

Abstract

Panoramic imagers are becoming more commonplace in the visible part of the spectrum. These imagers are often used in the real estate market, extreme sports, teleconferencing, and security applications. Infrared panoramic imagers, on the other hand, are not as common and only a few have been demonstrated. A panoramic image can be formed in several ways, using pan and stitch, distributed aperture, or omnidirectional optics. When omnidirectional optics are used, the detected image is a warped view of the world that is mapped on the focal plane array in a donut shape. The final image on the display is the mapping of the omnidirectional donut shape image back to the panoramic world view. In this paper we analyze the performance of uncooled thermal panoramic imagers that use omnidirectional optics, focusing on range performance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationInfrared Imaging Systems
Subtitle of host publicationDesign, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXV
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9781628410082
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventInfrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXV - Baltimore, MD, United States
Duration: May 6 2014May 8 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9071
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceInfrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXV
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore, MD
Period5/6/145/8/14

Keywords

  • NVThermIP
  • TTP
  • catadioptric optics
  • omnidirectional imager
  • panoramic
  • uncooled LWIR

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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