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Device and method for parasitic heat compensation in an infrared camera
11601606 · 2023-03-07 · ·

A method of calibrating an infrared (IR) camera including a pixel array housed in a housing, the pixel array having an image sensor and one or more parasitic heat sensing pixels arranged to receive infrared light from different portions of an interior surface of the housing, the method including: receiving, by a processing device, one or more readings from each of the parasitic heat sensing pixels and from each pixel of the pixel array; and generating, by the processing device based on the one or more readings, one or more conversion matrices for converting readings from the parasitic heat sensing pixels into pixel correction values for performing 2D signal correction of the image.

Gas image device and image acquisition method
11598716 · 2023-03-07 · ·

This gas imaging device makes it possible to photograph gas without placing a burden on a user while enhancing the evidential reliability of imaging results. This gas imaging device comprises: an infrared imaging section for imaging, under a predetermined first photography condition, infrared radiation from a given area from which gas could leak; an image processing section for generating an image of the given area on the basis of output results from the infrared imaging section; and a control section for, on the basis of vicinity information for the given area and the output results of the infrared imaging section, calculating a reliability indicating whether the first photography condition is suitable for photography of the gas and storing an image of the given area in a storage section in association with at least one from among the reliability and the vicinity information.

Systems and methods for securely monitoring a shipping container for an environmental anomaly

Systems and methods are described for securely monitoring a shipping container for an environmental anomaly using elements of a wireless node network of sensor-based ID nodes disposed within the container and a command node associated with the container. The method has the command node identifying which of the ID nodes are confirmed as trusted sensors based upon a security credential specific to each of the ID nodes; monitoring only the confirmed ID nodes for sensor data broadcast those ID nodes; detecting the anomaly based upon the sensor data from at least one of the confirmed ID nodes; automatically generating an alert notification related to the detected environmental anomaly for the shipping container; and transmitting the alert notification to the external transceiver to initiate a mediation response related to the detected environmental anomaly.

Temperature measuring device and method using thermal imaging camera, and computer-readable recording medium

A temperature measuring device using a thermal imaging camera according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a first operation module for obtaining, for the thermal imaging camera, a curve of temperature difference versus output code difference where the X axis represents the output code difference and the Y axis represents the temperature difference indicated by a plurality of measured values; a second operation module for obtaining a function of temperature difference versus output code difference, the function curve-fitted by using the curve of temperature difference versus output code difference; and a third operation module for measuring the temperature of an object by applying the curve-fitted function of temperature difference versus output code difference.

System for measuring a parameter with an electrical meter

A system and method for measuring a parameter level is provided. The system including an electricity meter, the meter having an electricity measurement sensor having a source side and a load side. A socket and a collar are provided. The collar being electrically connected between the socket and the electricity meter, the collar having at least one first connector for a first phase of electricity and at least one second connector for a second phase of electricity, the first connector and second connector being electrically coupled to the load side, and a sensor electrically connected to at least one of the at least one first connector and the at least one second connector.

System for measuring a parameter with an electrical meter

A system and method for measuring a parameter level is provided. The system including an electricity meter, the meter having an electricity measurement sensor having a source side and a load side. A socket and a collar are provided. The collar being electrically connected between the socket and the electricity meter, the collar having at least one first connector for a first phase of electricity and at least one second connector for a second phase of electricity, the first connector and second connector being electrically coupled to the load side, and a sensor electrically connected to at least one of the at least one first connector and the at least one second connector.

System for estimating thermal comfort

A system includes first and second acquisition units that acquire first and second biological information of a target, and an estimation unit. The first acquisition unit includes at least one first sensor. The second acquisition unit includes at least one second sensor different from the at least one first sensor. The estimation unit estimates a thermal comfort of the target based on the first and second biological information. The estimation unit further estimates a first thermal comfort of the target based on the first biological information, and the thermal comfort of the target based on the first and second biological information. When the second acquisition unit does not acquire the second biological information, the estimation unit sets, as the thermal comfort of the target, the first thermal comfort that is corrected using previous thermal comfort of the target estimated by the estimation unit based on at least the second biological information previously acquired by the second acquisition unit.

Ultraviolet ray irradiation device and ultraviolet ray blocking unit

To provide an ultraviolet ray irradiation device by preventing leakage of ultraviolet rays from an insertion opening through which a hand on which a glove is mounted is inserted into a sterilization chamber. The device includes: an ultraviolet ray blocking balloon disposed in an insertion opening; a pressurized gas supplying and discharging device which supplies a gas under pressure to the balloon and discharges from it; an insertion depth detection unit which outputs an insertion hand depth detection signal; a controller of an ultraviolet ray irradiation and a pressurized gas supplying and discharging, wherein the balloon forms an opening which allows an insertion and a removal of the hand before the gas is supplied, and it is inflated with the supply of the gas so as to be brought into close contact with a wrist portion of the glove, and it is deflated with a discharge of the gas.

Thermal imaging camera device
11601605 · 2023-03-07 · ·

An improved camera system includes an uncooled thermal imaging sensor, a rotary actuator, a rotary encoder, and a slip ring. The rotary actuator is physically coupled to the uncooled thermal imaging sensor and enables the sensor to rotate a full 360 degrees any number of times relative to the system's horizontal base. Through the use of the slip ring, the sensor and the sensor's wiring can rotate freely without impedance. Notably, the sensor's wiring can be disposed through a central through-hole running the length of the rotary actuator. Therefore, prior to reaching the slip ring, the sensor and its wiring rotate in unison with the rotary actuator. The encoder is structured to monitor the angular position of the sensor in order to accurately determine where the sensor is being aimed.

Systems and approaches for improving accuracy of temperature measurements using thermal imaging
11635331 · 2023-04-25 · ·

A temperature detection system includes a housing, a thermal imaging system at least partially disposed within the housing, and a data correction system communicatively coupled with the thermal imaging system. The thermal imaging system is configured to capture at least one thermal image of a subject. The data correction system is configured to correct at least one error associated with the at least one thermal image of the subject.