Evaluation of Infrared Sensors for Oil Spill Response Operations.

Abstract

During November 1994, the USCO conducted a field evaluation of several commercially available portable infrared (IR) sensors for their ability to detect oil on water at night. The evaluation was conducted over the natural oil seeps off the coast of Santa Barbara, CA. The portable sensors were operated from the open door of a Coast Guard HH-60J helicopter. Sensors evaluated included the Agema Thermovision 1000 and Texas Instruments LOCUSP operating in the long wave IR (LWIR) and the Cincinnati Electronics IRC-160ST and IRRIS-256ST operating in the medium wave IR (MWIR). The installed FLIR 2000 LWIR system provided a baseline reference of current CG IR capabilities. The LOCUSP was the only uncooled sensor evaluated. jg

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA302656

Entities

People

  • G. L. Hover
  • J. V. Plourde

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cameras
  • Coast Guard
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fungi
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Gray Scale
  • Humidity
  • Infrared Detection
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Petroleum
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems