Imager optical systems and methods are provided. In one example, an imaging device includes a window configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation associated with a scene. The imaging device further includes a lens system. The lens system includes a first lens element configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the window and transmit the electromagnetic radiation. An aperture stop is positioned between the window and a surface of the first lens element adjacent to the window. The lens system further includes a second lens element adjacent to the first lens element and configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation and direct the electromagnetic radiation to the detector array. The imaging device further includes a detector array including detectors. Each detector is configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the lens system and generate a thermal image based on the electromagnetic radiation. Related methods and systems are also provided.

Imager optical systems and methods are provided. In one example, an imaging device includes a window configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation associated with a scene. The imaging device further includes a lens system. The lens system includes a first lens element configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the window and transmit the electromagnetic radiation. An aperture stop is positioned between the window and a surface of the first lens element adjacent to the window. The lens system further includes a second lens element adjacent to the first lens element and configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation and direct the electromagnetic radiation to the detector array. The imaging device further includes a detector array including detectors. Each detector is configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the lens system and generate a thermal image based on the electromagnetic radiation. Related methods and systems are also provided.

Motion detectors can include a housing defining a first cavity and an aperture extending through the housing. A circuit board can be disposed in the first cavity. An infrared sensor and a light sensor can be mounted on the circuit board. A lens can extend across the aperture. A wall can extend between the lens and the circuit board such that the wall, the lens, and the circuit board define a second cavity at least partially within the first cavity and the second cavity contains the infrared sensor and the light sensor.

Motion detectors can include a housing defining a first cavity and an aperture extending through the housing. A circuit board can be disposed in the first cavity. An infrared sensor and a light sensor can be mounted on the circuit board. A lens can extend across the aperture. A wall can extend between the lens and the circuit board such that the wall, the lens, and the circuit board define a second cavity at least partially within the first cavity and the second cavity contains the infrared sensor and the light sensor.

An extended field-of-view near-to-eye display system provides for AR/MR image viewing over about a 180° FOV. The display system may include a multiplicity of display panels per eye of a user and may include both high- and low-resolution display capabilities. The high-resolution displays may be positioned in front of the user's eyes in their primary visual field while the low-resolution displays may be positioned so as to be seen by the user's peripheral vision. The low-resolution displays provide cueing information to the user out to the limit of visual perception (for each eye), placing encoded light and movement in the periphery of the user's vision for enhanced situational awareness.

An extended field-of-view near-to-eye display system provides for AR/MR image viewing over about a 180° FOV. The display system may include a multiplicity of display panels per eye of a user and may include both high- and low-resolution display capabilities. The high-resolution displays may be positioned in front of the user's eyes in their primary visual field while the low-resolution displays may be positioned so as to be seen by the user's peripheral vision. The low-resolution displays provide cueing information to the user out to the limit of visual perception (for each eye), placing encoded light and movement in the periphery of the user's vision for enhanced situational awareness.

An infrared information display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a first black-body furnace; a second black-body furnace that has a temperature different from a temperature of the first black-body furnace; a drive control unit configured to perform drive switching control of reflecting a temperature corresponding to input temperature information of a far-infrared image by switching radiation light reflected by a reflecting mirror from radiation light of the first black-body furnace to radiation light of the second black-body furnace based on the temperature information; and a reflecting section that has a plurality of two-dimensionally disposed reflecting mirrors corresponding to each pixel of the far-infrared image and of which a direction is changed by the drive switching control.

An infrared information display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a first black-body furnace; a second black-body furnace that has a temperature different from a temperature of the first black-body furnace; a drive control unit configured to perform drive switching control of reflecting a temperature corresponding to input temperature information of a far-infrared image by switching radiation light reflected by a reflecting mirror from radiation light of the first black-body furnace to radiation light of the second black-body furnace based on the temperature information; and a reflecting section that has a plurality of two-dimensionally disposed reflecting mirrors corresponding to each pixel of the far-infrared image and of which a direction is changed by the drive switching control.

A voltaic arc processing apparatus and method are described for processing metal workpieces, like MMA electrode welding, TIG/MIG/MAG welding, plasma welding, plasma cuts, etc., in which a welding mask includes a protective head covering worn by an operator to protect eyesight from a very intense light emission produced during processing, two or more cameras arranged outside the protective head covering to send the images of the processing to a screen arranged inside the protective head covering and visible by the operator, wherein the operator can set one or more operating parameters of the processing that are displayed on the screen.

A voltaic arc processing apparatus and method are described for processing metal workpieces, like MMA electrode welding, TIG/MIG/MAG welding, plasma welding, plasma cuts, etc., in which a welding mask includes a protective head covering worn by an operator to protect eyesight from a very intense light emission produced during processing, two or more cameras arranged outside the protective head covering to send the images of the processing to a screen arranged inside the protective head covering and visible by the operator, wherein the operator can set one or more operating parameters of the processing that are displayed on the screen.