Uncooled pyroelectric thermal imaging

Author

Hanson, Charles ; Beratan, Howard

Author_Institution

Defense Syst. & Electron. Group, Texas Instrum. Inc., Dallas, TX, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

33457

Firstpage

657

Lastpage

661

Abstract

Texas Instruments has been developing uncooled thermal imaging technology for the past 18 years with the promise that it would provide a low-cost solution to high-volume night vision applications. That promise is now being realized. Using technology developed for military applications with support from the U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), and the Balanced Technology initiative (BTI), TI has teamed with Hughes Aircraft to provide a thermal imaging capability for police cruisers. The night vision kits include a thermal sensor, a pan and tilt head, mounting hardware, a display and a control center. The price of the introductory product is approximately $6000

Keywords

arrays; barium compounds; ceramics; ferroelectric devices; ferroelectric materials; image intensifiers; infrared imaging; military equipment; pyroelectric detectors; strontium compounds; BST ferroelectric; BaSrTiO₃; Texas Instruments; control center; detector array; display; high-volume night vision applications; low-cost solution; mounting hardware; pan and tilt head; police cruisers; price; thermal sensor; uncooled pyroelectric thermal imaging; Aerospace electronics; Displays; Hardware; Head; Image sensors; Instruments; Military aircraft; Night vision; Pyroelectricity; Thermal sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applications of Ferroelectrics, 1994.ISAF '94., Proceedings of the Ninth IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

University Park, PA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1847-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISAF.1994.522455

Filename

522455