Systems and Approaches for Repeated Thermal Imaging Determinations
First Claim
1. A thermal imaging system, the system comprising;
- a thermal imaging sensor configured to capture a plurality of thermal images containing thermal data of a plurality of assets in an environment;
a non-thermal imaging sensor coupled to the thermal sensor, the non-thermal imaging sensor configured to capture a plurality of non-thermal images of the plurality of assets;
an image alignment system;
a controller configured to control operation of the thermal imaging sensor, the non-thermal imaging sensor, and the image alignment system by (i) adjusting an orientation of a present thermal view of a particular asset and a present non-thermal view of the particular asset, and (ii) causing the thermal imaging sensor to capture a thermal image of the present thermal view of the particular asset and the non-thermal imaging sensor to capture a non-thermal image of the present non-thermal view of the particular asset; and
a remote computing device configured to receive the captured thermal and non-thermal images of the particular asset, the remote computing device having a change detection system configured to detect a change in at least one characteristic of the particular asset using the thermal image captured by the thermal imaging sensor.
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Abstract
A thermal imaging system includes a thermal imaging sensor configured to capture thermal images of assets in an environment, a non-thermal imaging sensor coupled to the thermal sensor and being configured to capture non-thermal images of the assets, an image alignment system configured to adjust an orientation of a present thermal view of the particular asset and a present non-thermal view of the particular asset, a controller configured to control operation of the thermal imaging sensor, the non-thermal imaging sensor, and the image alignment system, and a remote computing device having a change detection system and being configured to receive the captured thermal and non-thermal images of the particular asset. The controller is configured to cause the sensors to capture thermal and non-thermal images. Upon receiving the captured thermal and non-thermal images, the change detection system is configured to detect a change in at least one characteristic of the asset.
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20 Claims
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1. A thermal imaging system, the system comprising;
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a thermal imaging sensor configured to capture a plurality of thermal images containing thermal data of a plurality of assets in an environment; a non-thermal imaging sensor coupled to the thermal sensor, the non-thermal imaging sensor configured to capture a plurality of non-thermal images of the plurality of assets; an image alignment system; a controller configured to control operation of the thermal imaging sensor, the non-thermal imaging sensor, and the image alignment system by (i) adjusting an orientation of a present thermal view of a particular asset and a present non-thermal view of the particular asset, and (ii) causing the thermal imaging sensor to capture a thermal image of the present thermal view of the particular asset and the non-thermal imaging sensor to capture a non-thermal image of the present non-thermal view of the particular asset; and a remote computing device configured to receive the captured thermal and non-thermal images of the particular asset, the remote computing device having a change detection system configured to detect a change in at least one characteristic of the particular asset using the thermal image captured by the thermal imaging sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of repeatably acquiring thermal images in an environment, the method comprising:
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obtaining at least one present thermal view of at least one asset using a thermal imaging sensor and at least one present non-thermal view of the at least one asset using a non-thermal imaging sensor; adjusting, via an image alignment system, an orientation of the at least one present thermal view of the at least one asset and the at least one present non-thermal view of the at least one asset; capturing at least one thermal image of the at least one present thermal view and at least one non-thermal image of the at least one present non-thermal view, the at least one thermal image having thermal image data; transferring the at least one thermal image and the at least one non-thermal image to a processing device having a change detection system; identifying, using the change detection system, at least one image-based threshold of the at least one thermal image; and upon capturing a subsequent thermal image, comparing, via the change detection system, the at least one image-based threshold to a portion of the thermal image data of the subsequently captured thermal image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A thermal imaging device, the device comprising:
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a housing; a thermal imaging sensor at least partially arranged on an exterior surface of the housing and configured to capture a plurality of thermal images of a plurality of assets in an environment; a non-thermal imaging sensor at least partially arranged on the exterior surface of the housing and coupled to the thermal sensor, the non-thermal imaging sensor configured to capture a plurality of non-thermal images of the plurality of assets; an image alignment system configured to adjust an orientation of a present thermal view of the particular asset and a present non-thermal view of the particular asset; a communication module; and a controller configured to control operation of the thermal imaging sensor, the non-thermal imaging sensor, the image alignment system, and the communication module; wherein the controller is configured to (i) cause the thermal imaging sensor to capture a thermal image of the present thermal view of the particular asset and the non-thermal imaging sensor to capture a non-thermal image of the present non-thermal view of the particular asset and (ii) cause the communication module to transmit the thermal image and the non-thermal image to a remote computing device, wherein upon receiving the plurality of captured thermal images and the plurality of captured non-thermal images, the remote computing device is configured to initiate a change detection system that detects a change in at least one characteristic of the particular asset using the plurality of captured thermal images and the plurality of captured non-thermal images.
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