High resolution uncooled IR imaging-PMC300

Brian Backer; William Collins; Heather Wickman; John J. Henebury Jr.; Dennis Long

doi:10.1117/12.604333

20 May 2005 High resolution uncooled IR imaging-PMC300

Brian Backer, William Collins, Heather Wickman, John J. Henebury Jr., Dennis Long

Proceedings Volume 5778, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense IV; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604333
Event: Defense and Security, 2005, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Recent advances in the state of the art of IR imaging have made it possible to provide ultra-long range detection, recognition, and identification performance with small, low cost, yet rugged camera systems. As the trend in IR technology has moved toward larger format uncooled microbolometers, BAE Systems has developed a PMC300^TM camera system based on a 640x480 uncooled microbolometer detector. The system is capable of detecting humans at distances in excess of 4km, has a sensitivity of better than 50mK, is compact, has low power consumption, quick start times and can operate in desert and polar climates. This paper will discuss the PMC^TM performance capabilities, design considerations, design improvements, and its varied applications.

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Brian Backer, William Collins, Heather Wickman, John J. Henebury Jr., and Dennis Long "High resolution uncooled IR imaging-PMC300", Proc. SPIE 5778, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense IV, (20 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604333

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