A Thermal Imaging Sensor Evaluation Facility.

Abstract

A facility has been developed for testing and evaluating thermal imaging sensors. The facility employs a differential temperature source imaged by a 12 inch off-axis parabolic mirror collimator. The facility can provide differential temperatures ranging from -20C to +80C. Four-bar resolution targets are available from 0.25 cy/mrad to 9.0 cy/mrad. Tests that can be performed include minimum resolvable temperature difference (MRT), signal transfer function (SiTF), modulation transfer function (MTF) and line spread function (LSF), uniformity, and distortion. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA037411

Entities

People

  • Donald V. Campbell Jr.
  • Jeffrey P. Johnson
  • William R. Mallory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Analytic Geometry
  • Collimators
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contrast
  • Detectors
  • Diameters
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Measurement
  • Photometers
  • Temperature Control
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tin
  • Transfer Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.