Title :
Uncooled pyroelectric thermal imaging
Author :
Hanson, Charles ; Beratan, Howard
Author_Institution :
Defense Syst. & Electron. Group, Texas Instrum. Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ISAF.1994.522455
