Improved video processor for pyroelectric vidicon based IR camera

Author

Kondratov, Petro ; Hrytskiv, Zenon ; Hoy, Vitaliy

Author_Institution

Res. Inst., Nat. Polytech. Univ., Lviv, Ukraine

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

426

Abstract

Improved variants of the video processing unit structure for a pyroelectric vidicon (or pyroelectric array) based infrared (IR) camera are considered. In comparison with the standard processing method, the proposed solutions provide a decrease in the noise equivalent temperature difference (NETD), the possibility of sensitivity correction according to the distribution of a pedestal level, a reduced number of digits in the analog-to-digital converter and the entire processing in one unit

Keywords

analogue-digital conversion; array signal processing; image sensors; infrared detectors; pyroelectric detectors; sensitivity; video signal processing; IR camera; NETD; analog-to-digital converter; infrared camera; noise equivalent temperature difference; pyroelectric array; pyroelectric vidicon; sensitivity correction; video processor; video signal processing; Cameras; Choppers; Hardware; Infrared sensors; Noise level; Noise reduction; Pyroelectricity; Signal generators; Signal processing; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications in Modern Satellite, Cable and Broadcasting Service, 2001. TELSIKS 2001. 5th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Nis

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7228-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TELSKS.2001.955812

Filename

955812