Heat source detection device and heat source detection method

• US 10,145,741 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2017
• Issued: 12/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Nishino, Hironori, Matsumiya, Yasuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Porta, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER
• Application Number:
  US15/609,425
• Publication Number:
  US 20180031425A1
• Time in Patent Office: 552 Days
• Field of Search: 2502081, 250226, 25033914, 2503381
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/0003 for sensing the radiant heat transfer of samples, e.g. emittance meter
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/48 Thermography; Techniques using wholly visual means
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/60 using determination of colour temperature

Abstract

A heat source detection device includes a processor configured to calculate, as a single-wavelength temperature, one of a first temperature obtained by converting a first output output from the infrared sensor in accordance with an incident amount of infrared rays in a first infrared wavelength band into a temperature, a second temperature obtained by converting a second output from the infrared sensor in accordance with an incident amount of infrared rays in a second infrared wavelength band into a temperature and an average value of the first and second temperatures, and calculate a dual-wavelength temperature obtained by converting the ratio between the first and second outputs into a temperature; and to determine a temperature of the heat source based on the dual-wavelength temperature and determine a distance to the heat source from the infrared sensor based on a comparison result between the single-wavelength temperature and dual-wavelength temperature.

Claims

1. A heat source detection device comprising:

an infrared sensor configured to detect infrared radiation across a first infrared wavelength band and a second infrared wavelength band that is different from the first infrared wavelength band;

a memory configured to store first conversion information representing a relationship between a first output output from the infrared sensor in accordance with an incident amount of the infrared radiation across the first infrared wavelength band detected by the infrared sensor and a temperature, second conversion information representing a relationship between a second output from the infrared sensor in accordance with an incident amount of the infrared radiation across the second infrared wavelength band detected by the infrared sensor and a temperature, and third conversion information representing a relationship between a ratio between the first and second outputs and a temperature; and

a processor configured to detect a heat source based on the first and second outputs output from the infrared sensor, the first conversion information, the second conversion information and the third conversion information stored in the memory, wherein

a process performed by the processor to detect the heat source includes

calculating, as a single-wavelength temperature, one of a first temperature obtained by converting the first output output from the infrared sensor into a temperature, a second temperature obtained by converting the second output output from the infrared sensor together with the first output into a temperature and an average value of the first and second temperatures, and calculating a dual-wavelength temperature obtained by converting the ratio between the first and second outputs into a temperature, and

determining a temperature of the heat source based on the dual-wavelength temperature and determining a distance to the heat source from the infrared sensor based on a value indicating one of a temperature difference and a temperature ratio, the temperature difference being a difference between the single-wavelength temperature and the dual-wavelength temperature, the temperature ratio being a ratio between the single-wavelength temperature and the dual-wavelength temperature.

2. The heat source detection device according to claim 1, wherein

the process performed by the processor includes:

determining whether or not the heat source has a temperature that is higher than a prescribed temperature based on a magnitude relationship between the dual-wavelength temperature and a prescribed temperature threshold.

3. The heat source detection device according to claim 1, wherein

the process performed by the processor includes:

determining a distance to the heat source of a case when an absolute value of a difference between the single-wavelength temperature and the dual-wavelength temperature is equal to or greater than a prescribed threshold to be longer than a distance to the heat source of a case when the absolute value of a difference is smaller than the prescribed threshold.

4. The heat source detection device according to claim 1, wherein

the process performed by the processor includes:

determining a distance to the heat source of a case when a ratio between the single-wavelength temperature and the dual-wavelength temperature is in a prescribed range including one to be shorter than a distance to the heat source of a case when the ratio is out of the prescribed range.

5. The heat source detection device according to claim 1, wherein

the process performed by the processor includes:

selecting one of the first and second temperatures as the single-wavelength temperature, and

calculating only the selected one of the first and second temperatures as the single-wavelength temperature.

6. The heat source detection device according to claim 1, wherein

the process performed by the processor includes:

correcting the first and second outputs based on a sensitivity of the infrared sensor,

calculating the first temperature by converting the corrected first output , and

calculating the second temperature by converting the corrected second output.

7. A heat source detection method comprising:

detecting, by an infrared sensor, infrared radiation across a first infrared wavelength band and a second infrared wavelength band that is different from the first infrared wavelength band;

calculating, by a computer and as a single-wavelength temperature, one of a first temperature obtained by converting a first output output from the infrared sensor in accordance with an incident amount of the infrared radiation across the first infrared wavelength band detected by the infrared sensor into a temperature, a second temperature obtained by converting a second output output from the infrared sensor in accordance with an incident amount of the infrared radiation across the second infrared wavelength band detected by the infrared sensor into a temperature and an average value of the first and second temperatures, and calculating a dual-wavelength temperature obtained by converting the ratio between the first and second outputs into a temperature; and

determining, by the computer, a temperature of the heat source based on the dual-wavelength temperature and determining a distance to the heat source from the infrared sensor based on a value indicating one of a temperature difference and a temperature ratio, the temperature difference being a difference between the single-wavelength temperature and the dual-wavelength temperature, the temperature ratio being a ratio between the single-wavelength temperature and the dual-wavelength temperature.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program that causes a computer to execute a process for detecting a heat source based on an output from an infrared sensor configured to detect infrared radiation across a first infrared wavelength band and a second infrared wavelength band that is different from the first infrared wavelength band, the process comprising:

calculating, as a single-wavelength temperature, one of a first temperature obtained by converting a first output output from the infrared sensor in accordance with an incident amount of the infrared radiation across the first infrared wavelength band into a temperature, a second temperature obtained by converting a second output output from the infrared sensor in accordance with an incident amount of the infrared radiation across the second infrared wavelength band detected by the infrared sensor into a temperature and an average value of the first and second temperatures, and calculating a dual-wavelength temperature obtained by converting the ratio between the first and second outputs into a temperature; and

determining a temperature of the heat source based on the dual-wavelength temperature and determining a distance to the heat source from the infrared sensor based on a value indicating one of a temperature difference and a temperature ratio, the temperature difference being a difference between the single-wavelength temperature and the dual-wavelength temperature, the temperature ratio being a ratio between the single-wavelength temperature and the dual-wavelength temperature.