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Camera, computer program and method for measuring thermal radiation and thermal rates of change

  • US 9,684,978 B2
  • Filed: 06/20/2016
  • Issued: 06/20/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, is operable to measure temperature rates of change of a first region within a field of view of a thermal imaging camera according to the following:

  • detect, via at least one infrared radiation sensor associated with the thermal imaging camera, an intensity of thermal radiation incident upon said sensor during one or more thermal scenes;

    store, in a memory element associated with the thermal imaging camera, data comprising the intensity level of thermal radiation incident upon the sensor during the one or more thermal scenes;

    automatically manipulate the data to determine continuously updated temperature rates of change of said first region within the camera'"'"'s field of view and generate continuously updated video representations of the temperature rates of change of said first region,wherein the rates of change are determined by comparing the data detected by the sensor between at least two of the one or more thermal scenes;

    present, in real time and on a display associated with the thermal imaging camera, the continuously updated video representations of the temperature rates of change of said first region; and

    present, on the display, a magnitude of the temperature rate of change as a graphic color display, with negative temperature rates of change displayed in shades of a first color and positive temperature rates of change displayed in shades of a second color.

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