Thermal imager and transmitter
First Claim
1. A method of assessing the condition of a component through a thermal window, the method comprising storing information on a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the component or the thermal window, taking a thermal image of the component through the thermal window using a thermal imaging device, and retrieving the information on the RFID tag using a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader on the thermal imaging device;
- wherein the information retrieved from the RFID tag allows the identification of the transmission efficiency characteristics of the thermal window, and wherein the method includes the step of correcting the thermal image to allow for transmission losses of thermal energy as a result of transmission through the thermal window, and recording the corrected image on the thermal imaging device.
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Abstract
A method of assessing the condition of a component through a thermal window, the method including storing information on a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the component or the thermal window and taking a thermal image of the component through the thermal window using a thermal imaging device. The method also including retrieving the information on the RFID tag using a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader on the thermal imaging device. Also, a thermal imaging system comprising a thermal imaging device including a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, and a thermal window having a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the thermal window. The RFID reader may be adapted to access information on the RFID tag.
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1. A method of assessing the condition of a component through a thermal window, the method comprising storing information on a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the component or the thermal window, taking a thermal image of the component through the thermal window using a thermal imaging device, and retrieving the information on the RFID tag using a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader on the thermal imaging device;
wherein the information retrieved from the RFID tag allows the identification of the transmission efficiency characteristics of the thermal window, and wherein the method includes the step of correcting the thermal image to allow for transmission losses of thermal energy as a result of transmission through the thermal window, and recording the corrected image on the thermal imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A thermal imaging system comprising:
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a thermal imaging device including a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, and a thermal window having a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the thermal window, wherein the RFID reader is adapted to access information on the RFID tag; and wherein the information on the RFID tag allows identification of the transmission efficiency characteristics of the thermal window, and wherein the system is adapted to correct a thermal image obtained by the thermal imaging device to allow for transmission losses of thermal energy as a result of transmission through the thermal window, and to record the corrected thermal image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
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12. A thermal imaging system comprising:
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a thermal imaging device including a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, and a thermal window having a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the thermal window, wherein the RFID reader is adapted to access information on the RFID tag; and wherein the information on the RFID tag contains a unique identifier code associated with an algorithm stored in a memory device in the thermal imaging device, wherein the algorithm permits the transmission efficiency of the thermal window to be determined when the thermal image is obtained by the thermal imaging device, and wherein the system is adapted to record a thermal image on the thermal imaging device wherein the thermal image includes thermal energy data that has been corrected by the algorithm allowing for transmission losses of thermal energy caused by the thermal window. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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