FACE MOUNTED EXTREME ENVIRONMENT THERMAL SENSOR SYSTEM

• US 20140071294A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 03/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Incorporated (BAE Systems Plc)
• Original Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Incorporated (BAE Systems Plc)
• Inventors: Lavoie, Barry
• Granted Patent: US 9,998,687 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/164
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 13/16 for use in conjunction with image converters or intensifiers , or for use with projectors, e.g. objectives for projection TV
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 23/125 head-mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/53 of electronic viewfinders, e.g. rotatable or detachable
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/55 Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/33 Transforming infrared radiation cameras or camera modules for generating image signals from infrared radiation H04N23/20; circuitry of SSIS for transforming infrared radiation into image signals H04N25/20

Abstract

A system for the display of thermal imaging data is provided with a hands free thermal imaging camera; a transparent display directly coupled to said thermal imaging camera; a head mounted lens; the display being integrated into the head mounted lens in front of at least one eye of a user.

Claims

1. A system for the display of thermal imaging data, the system comprising:

a thermal imaging camera;

a transparent display directly coupled to said thermal imaging camera;

a head mounted lens;

said display being integrated into said head mounted lens in front of at least one eye of a user.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said thermal imaging camera is disposed centrally on said lens.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said display is disposed in front of only one eye.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said thermal imaging camera is disposed on an outboard side of said display.

5. The system according to claim 1 further comprising at least one fenestration in said lens in which said display many be disposed.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein said display is sealed to said lens closing said fenestration.

7. The system of claim 5 further comprising a lens insert whereby the position of said display within said fenestration may be changed.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein said thermal imaging camera is an Infrared sensor.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein said display is disposed in front of both eyes of eyes user.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein said lens is configured to protect said display from hostile environmental conditions.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein said system is exclusively head mounted.

12. The system of claim 1 where said system is hands free.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein said head mounted lens is sealed to a face of said user.

14. The system of claim 1 where brightness of said transparent display may be controlled by a user when in operation.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein an image displayed by said transparent display is moved vertically/horizontally by shifting the pixels on horizontal or vertical axis by a user to align the image to said users eye.

16. The system of claim 1 further comprising a storage device whereby video from said system is recorded and stored.

17. The system of claim 1 wherein said transparent display displays messages transmitted to a user.

18. The system of claim 1 wherein video is transmitted in real time to an external viewer.

19. The system of claim 1 wherein opacity of said transparent display is adjustable by said user.