This tutorial covers infrared design examples in considerable detail, building on principles presented in an earlier text, 'Introduction to Infrared System Design' (SPIE PRESS Vol. TT24). The text explores a range of problems illustrating several design issues, with applications…
Optical design fundamentals for infrared systems
The second edition of this text was published in 1999, and since that time many improvements have taken place in instrumentation performance and versatility. This third edition reviews these many changes and how they impact the way thermographers operate, deploy, calibrate, and …
The second edition of this text was published in 1999, and since that time many improvements have taken place in instrumentation performance and versatility. This third edition reviews these many changes and how they impact the way thermographers operate, deploy, calibrate, and …
Part I: Basics and instrument overview. Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview of this text -- 1.2. Reasons for using IR instruments -- 1.3. Advantages of noncontact thermal measurement -- 1.4. Some historical background -- 1.5. Evolution of IR cameras. Chapter 2. Basics of nonc…