A Comparison of the Performance of 3-5 and 8-12 Micron Infrared Cameras

Abstract

An image based comparison of modeled infrared cameras in the medium-wave (MW) and longwave (LW) bands is done using the TARDEC Thermal Image Model (TTIM) and LOWTRAN7. A state-of-the-art staring focal plane array (FPA), a common module scanning FLIR, and a scanning dual-band sensor are modeled. The simulations using TTIM demonstrate the imaging performance of the cameras as well as the degradation caused by the atmosphere in the two bands. Atmospheric degradation to the image is simulated in rain and fog in northern hemisphere environments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2004
Accession Number
ADA480613

Entities

People

  • Euijung Sohn
  • Grant Gerhart
  • Paul Collins
  • Thomas Meitzler

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Cameras
  • Degradation
  • Focal Plane Arrays
  • Focal Planes
  • Images
  • Information Operations
  • Infrared Cameras
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Scanning
  • Thermal Images

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.