A thermal imaging apparatus for measuring a temperature of a target in a monitored area comprises a thermal imager, an optical image capturing device and a computing processing device. The thermal imager is configured to capture a thermal image of the monitored area. The optical image capturing device is configured to capture optical images of the monitored area. The computing processing device is configured to determine one of the optical images as a determined optical image synchronizing with the thermal image according to positions of blocks corresponding to the target in the thermal image and the optical images, perform calculation according to the thermal image and the determined optical image to obtain a measured distance between the target and the thermal imaging apparatus, and perform calibration according to the measured distance and the thermal image to obtain a calibrated temperature value of the target.

A temperature monitoring system for accurate and real-time temperature monitoring may be employed at a conduit and/or a temperature control element. The conduit is configured to transport a fluid along the length of the conduit, and the conduit may comprise a variety of conduit structures having numerous cross-sections, shapes, orientation, geometry, operating conditions, operation functions, etc. The temperature control element operatively coupled to the conduit may be utilized to control the temperature of the fluid within the conduit. Typically, the temperature control element is configured to heat or cool the fluid within the conduit. The temperature monitoring system may further comprise one or more temperature sensors, such as distributed temperature sensor(s) or discrete temperature sensor(s), operatively coupled to the conduit and/or the temperature control element. The temperature sensor(s) are configured to capture temperature readings at one or more locations along the length of the conduit or the temperature control element.

A human detection system includes: an extractor that extracts a heat source region equivalent to a human body; and a human detector that detects a heat source region of a human body, and the human detector calculates a first heat source region by deleting an overlapping region of the latest human body-equivalent heat source region currently extracted by the extractor and the preceding human body-equivalent heat source region previously extracted by the extractor from the latest human body-equivalent heat source region, calculates a second heat source region by adding the first heat source region calculated and a human body heat source region previously detected by the human detector, calculates a third heat source region being an overlapping region of the latest human body-equivalent heat source region and the second heat source region calculated, and detects the third heat source region calculated as the heat source region of a human body.

A method of generating object surface texture in thermal infrared images is disclosed which includes receiving heat radiation from a scene by a spectropolarimetric imaging system, generating a plurality of spectral frames associated with the scene, each frame having a plurality of pixels, for each pixel from the generated plurality of spectral frames, extracting spectral information associated with the scene, including pixel-specific temperature representing an objects temperature, and thermal texture factor representing the objects texture, for each of a plurality of materials having a specific emissivity in a library, generating reference spectral information as a function of temperature and thermal texture, matching the extracted spectral information for each pixel from the generated plurality of spectral frames to the generated reference spectral information using a statistical method to minimize the associated variation, and extracting spectral metadata from the matched reference spectral information for the associated material based on the match.

The present invention belongs to the field of friction stir welding (FSW) temperature detection, and relates to a temperature characterization method of FSW weld zone based on infrared thermal imager. The invention combines theory with experiment. A temperature field simulation model of FSW is established based on DEFORM. The data sets of temperature of surface feature points, the maximum and minimum temperatures in weld zone are obtained according to the simulation model result. Then, Support Vector Regression (SVR) is used to establish a temperature characterization model, which represents the correlation between the temperature of surface feature points and the maximum and minimum temperatures in weld zone. In the actual welding process, an infrared camera is used to measure the temperature of the surface feature point in real-time. Combined with the built temperature characterization model, the characterization of the maximum and minimum temperatures in weld zone is achieved.

An infrared temperature sensor that detects temperature of a detection object in a non-contact manner includes a sensor case that includes a light guiding region and a light shielded region, a film that absorbs and converts infrared rays into heat, a sensor cover, an infrared detection element, and a temperature compensation element. The sensor case includes a case base portion and a hood that surrounds the light guiding region and the light shielded region and is erected from the case base portion. The hood includes an opening part and a shielding part that protrudes toward an inside of the hood while defining the opening part and the light guiding region, and shields the light shielded region from the infrared rays. A protrusion direction of the shielding part toward the inside of the hood is adjustable.

A method of recording images within a furnace using a thermal imaging camera comprising a bore scope connected to a digital camera unit is described, comprising the steps of: (a) inserting the borescope into the interior of the furnace, (b) collecting one of more images of the interior of the furnace using the thermal imaging camera with the borescope at a first position, and (c) moving the borescope from the first position to a second position and collecting one or more images of the interior of the furnace as the borescope is moved from the first position to the second position, wherein the borescope movement is guided by means of a guide device comprising a movable borescope mounting, mounted externally on the furnace.

A temperature sensing system senses a temperature in the monitor space. The temperature sensing system includes a first detector, a second detector, and a processing unit. The first detector detects a temperature on a ceiling and outputs first information about the temperature on the ceiling. The second detector detects infrared radiation emitted from a floor and outputs second information about the infrared radiation from the floor. The processing unit calculates, based on at least the first information and the second information, a spatial temperature distribution which includes a component in a height direction with respect to the monitor space between the ceiling and the floor.

A method of operating a reactor system to provide multi-zone substrate temperature control. The method includes, with a first pyrometer, sensing a temperature of a first zone of a substrate supported in the reactor system, and, with a second pyrometer, sensing a temperature of a second zone of the substrate. The method further includes, with a controller, comparing the temperatures of the first and second zones to setpoint temperatures for the first and second zones and, in response, generating control signals to control heating of the substrate. The method also includes controlling, based on the control signals, operations of a heater assembly operating to heat the substrate.

A pest deterrent system is provided. The pest deterrent system includes a sensor module and an actuator module. The sensor module includes a first housing, a sensor, and a controller. The sensor is positioned within the first housing and proximate to the view window such that the sensor is in visual communication with the view window and configured to detect objects outside of the first housing. The controller is positioned within the first housing and is operatively coupled to the sensor. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensor, such as an alert that an object is near the sensor module. The actuator module includes a second housing separate from the first housing, an actuator, and a second controller. The second controller configured to receive a signal from the first controller to actuate the actuator in response to the sensor being triggered.