A high SNR in-situ measurement of sample radiance in a low-temperature ambient environment is used to accurately characterize sample emissivity for transmissive, low-emissivity samples. A low-e mirror is positioned behind the sample such that the sample and low-e mirror overfill the field-of-view (FOV) of the radiometer. The sample is heated via thermal conduction in an open environment. Thermal conduction heats the sample without raising the background radiance appreciably. The low-e mirror presents both a low emission background against which to measure the sample radiance and reflects radiance from the back of the sample approximately doubling the measured signal. The low-e mirror exhibits a reflectance of at least 90% and preferably greater than 98% and an emissivity of at most 7.5% and preferably less than 2% over the spectral and temperature ranges at which the sample emissivity is characterized.

An electronic device for measuring an ambient temperature (T.sub.air) of the environment of an electronic device is described. It comprises at least one integrated infrared sensor, a blinded window preventing infrared radiation to directly impinge on the integrated infrared sensor and being in thermal contact with the environment as well as with a cover of the device resulting in the blinded window being at a surface temperature (T.sub.surface). The at least one integrated infrared sensor is adapted for sensing the temperature of the blinded window (T.sub.surface). The device also comprises at least one absolute temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the at least one infrared sensor (T.sub.sensor) itself, and a processing means for determining a temperature difference (T) between the sensed surface temperature (T.sub.surface) and the temperature of the infrared sensor (T.sub.sensor) and for calculating based thereon the ambient temperature (T.sub.air).

A sensor comprises a substrate having a first surface; a cap structure connected to the substrate, the cap structure configured to define a cavity between an inner surface of the cap structure and the first surface of the substrate, the cap structure configured to block infrared radiation from entering the cavity from outside the cap structure; a plurality of absorbers, each absorber in the plurality of absorbers being connected to the first surface of the substrate and arranged at a respective position within the cavity and configured to absorb infrared radiation at the respective position within the cavity; and a plurality of readout circuits, each readout circuit in the plurality of readout circuits being connected to a respective absorber in the plurality of absorbers and configured to provide a measurement signal that indicates an amount of infrared radiation absorbed by the respective absorber.

A method for determining the temperature of a strand comprises disposing the strand along a background radiator of known temperature. Receiving the strand using a spatially resolving thermal imaging sensor in front of the background radiator while the strand is being disposed along its longitudinal axis. Forming an integral across a measuring value area, the integral configured to detect a complete strand portion located in front of the background radiator of the thermal imaging sensor. deducing the temperature of the strand by comparing the formed integral with a reference value

A method of thermographic inspection includes absorbing, at an applique applied to a test area of an article, light from a testing light source. The method further includes emitting, by the applique, thermal radiation directed to a capture device, the thermal radiation corresponding to at least a portion of the light absorbed by the applique.

A temperature detecting device for a gas turbine power plant is provided with at least one optical probe configured to detect a parameter indicative of a temperature and with at least one capsule configured to define a camera inside which the optical probe is housed.

Devices, systems, and techniques for monitoring the temperature of a device used to charge a rechargeable power source are disclosed. Implantable medical devices may include a rechargeable power source that can be transcutaneously charged. The temperature of an external charging device and/or an implantable medical device may be monitored to control the temperature exposure to patient tissue. In one example, a temperature sensor may sense a temperature of a portion of a device, wherein the portion is non-thermally coupled to the temperature sensor. A processor may then control charging of the rechargeable power source based on the sensed temperature.

A bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) measurement system and method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The BRDF measurement system includes: a blackbody, a spectroradiometer and a controller; where in case that the blackbody is heated to a target temperature, it undergoes a solid-liquid phase change; the spectroradiometer is used to measure the blackbody and transmit a first measurement signal to the controller, and in case that the blackbody irradiates a to-be-measured point on a sample surface, the spectroradiometer is further used to measure radiation from the to-be-measured point, and transmit a second measurement signal to the controller; and the controller is used to obtain a BRDF of the to-be-measured point based on the first measurement signal, the second measurement signal, the target geometric relationship, a target mapping relationship and a dimension parameter of the blackbody.

Techniques are disclosed for providing vehicular radiometric calibration systems and methods. In one example, a method includes capturing, by an array of infrared sensors mounted on a vehicle, a thermal image of a scene during navigation of the vehicle and/or while the vehicle is stationary. The thermal image comprises a plurality of pixel values. Each infrared sensor of the array is associated with a respective one of the plurality of pixel values. The method further includes determining temperature data associated with a portion of the scene, where the portion is associated with a subset of the plurality of pixel values. The method further includes generating a correction value based on the thermal image and the temperature data. Related systems, vehicles, and devices are also provided.

A danger detector configured as a point detector includes an alarm housing with an alarm cover, a non-contact heat radiation sensor that is sensitive to heat radiation in the infrared range, and a treatment unit configured to determine and emit a temperature value derived from the detected heat radiation for the ambient temperature in the surroundings of the danger detector and/or an alarm, in the event that the currently determined temperature value exceeds a predetermined temperature comparison value. The heat radiation sensor is arranged in the alarm housing and is configured to optically detect the ambient temperature on the inner side of the alarm cover. The heat radiation sensor may be a thermopile designed as an SMD component.