Design and performance of a high-sensitivity high-resolution thermal video system

John J. Forsthoefel; J. Brian Toft; Hisaaki Furuichi; Shigeyuki Komatsubara; Akira Sema

doi:10.1117/12.179721

15 July 1994 Design and performance of a high-sensitivity high-resolution thermal video system

John J. Forsthoefel, J. Brian Toft, Hisaaki Furuichi, Shigeyuki Komatsubara, Akira Sema

Proceedings Volume 2225, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays III; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.179721
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A high sensitivity thermal video system has been jointly developed by Cincinnati Electronics Corporation and Nippon Avionics Company, Ltd. (Avio) of Japan, the TVS-8000. The system utilizes an Indium Antimonide staring focal plane array sensor, cooled by a Stirling cryocooler. The sensor/cooler assembly is connected to a separate video processor, display, and electronics assembly. The TVS-8000 product series offers the performance advantages of combining a high sensitivity focal plane array sensor with all of the advanced features and quality of an Avio Thermal Video System (TVS) processor. This unique system offers the user a wide variety of options for real time display, analysis, and recording of thermal scenes. The design, performance, and special features of the TVS-8000 Thermal Video System will be discussed.

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John J. Forsthoefel, J. Brian Toft, Hisaaki Furuichi, Shigeyuki Komatsubara, and Akira Sema "Design and performance of a high-sensitivity high-resolution thermal video system", Proc. SPIE 2225, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays III, (15 July 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.179721

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