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Our Sites: GlobalSpec.com | GlobalSpec Electronics | CR4 Hom e > Insights > Thermal Imagers > Design Trends 0 Thermal Imagers - Design Trends Thermal Ima Results of a Poll of GlobalSpec subscribers Search Fo GlobalSpec has asked its users about the latest design trends and features related to Thermal Imagers. They have also shared their product applications and tips on how to buy Search manufacturer cat and use these products. these specifications: See the entire survey Spectral Range: Less than 1 microns 1 to 2 microns 2 to 4 microns 4 to 7 microns 7 microns and up Q: What new technologies are influencing thermal imager design? 120 answers Accuracy: No more than 15 Answers: No more than 10 Detectors for 3-5micrometer and 8-12micrometer. Advanced and improved optics and mirrors No more than 5 designed for this. Micro-syncro motors as conformation of the image. Cooler systems. Continuing No more than 3 progress in the technologies for displays. New materials for finished products lighter and more No more than 2 compact. Temperature Resolutio ~Irene H, Design Engineer, Buenos Aires, Argentina No more than 0.0039 D No more than 0.042 De Chalcogenide glasses molding instead of single point diamond turning get less expensive No more than 0.11 Deg manufacturing of aspheric surfaces and diffractive optical elements. All in focus to reduce thermal No more than 0.8 DegC imager costs. Maximum Frame Rate ~Eduardo P, Design Engineer, Buenos Aires, Argentina At least 8 frames per s At least 19 frames per At least 52 frames per 1) power supply design by portable units, 2 ) the way of cooling the element 3) size of the camera At least 117 frames pe 4) possibility to merge images of other "normal"ccd camera's into one image ~george N, end user, the Hague, netherlands Detector Type: Flying Spot Line Scanning 1. Thermal Imaging with Infra Red 2. Thermal Imaging with X-Ray or another Active Measurement Array for Bld Structure & Infrastructure w/o Visible Condition Other ~Aryo Seto I, Architect, Jakarta, Indonesia Cooling: Uncooled Thermo pile /boleometer and matrix filter detectors with amplifications and signal conditioning as a Thermoelectric Cooling layer under the detector (hyperspectral imaging). Liquid Nitrogen Cooling ~Mickey P, Principal Scientist, Houston, TX Active Built-in Cryogen Other Real time digital signal processing. The construction of full 3D models from aggregated data More Specifications >> points. Lower-power digital storage technologies. ~Larry C, Research & Development, Seattle, WA Electronics, sustainable energy (ie: heating, cooling, solar, wind, wave, passive buildings, Related eNews batteries, thermal storage, and distribution. ~Don C, Stationary Engineer, Fire Protection Engineering and Technologies, and Student always., Aerospace Technolo Tacoma, WA Covers new technologies the aerospace industry. Simultaneously capture a digital photo in addition to the infrared image and fuses it together, Appliance Technolog taking the mystery out of IR image analysis. Serves manufacturers of ~Michael M, General Management, Moscow, Russia commercial, business, a appliances, as well as th The integration of daylight, dawn/dusk, and night time imaging systems for marine applications. engineering firms, produc CCTV integration as well as data. development, and indust ~Mark T, Chief Engineer, Cincinnati, OH firms supporting this indu segment. Advanced building components as well as design and function of newer products and equipment Automotive Technol being incorporated into systems. Keeps engineers up-to-d ~john P, North Bay, Canada latest components, mate Energy conservation opportunities in residential, commercial and industrial facilities to improve the manufacturing tools need Joule heat losses. competitive. ~Engineer Defense & Security T Updates subscribers wit Substrate to operate at normal temperatures and FPA matrix for high resolution for small places developments across all eg circuit cards. sectors relevant to defen ~Masood A, Marketing/Sales, Karachi, Pakistan security. Nanotechnology, Programmable Hardware, Advances in detector technology, New Algorithms like See More Scene Based NUC etc. ~Sanjukta Ghosh, Project Manager, Pune, India Also on Global Micromachining, advanced materials science for detectors and nanotechnology, quickly come to mind. Free Alerts ~Daniel N, Engineering Consultant, Pittsburgh, PA Receive email updates o products and suppliers o Convenient data collection, cross references with visual images, report creation, data logging. you ~H. John G, Builder/Contractor, Edmonton, Canada Industry Events Online, interactive confer Applications lead the design but that in turn is limited by access to military technology. shows featuring latest ne ~Colin F, Engineering Consultant, Aberdeen, Scotland industry trends CR4 Electronic IC for capacity and power consumption, optical lens design like hybrid... Q&A and discussion for ~Crastes A, Research & Development, Veurey Voroize, France engineering, scientific, a community New materials, light weight, longer battery life, usages in airplanes, medical, etc. ~Tali M, Engineer, Nuku'alofa, Tonga Is. Engineering News Engineering and scientifi Epoxy Changes In Industries and khz Freq emitted from, Elect Surrounding Sec Products hundreds of sources ~Justin R, Hydrological Thermographer, Cape town, CA Company Directory Industrial manufacturers Surveillance, miniature cameras for mini UAVs, detection and tracking capabilities. distributors ~Amir E, Senior Security and Safety Consultant, Buenos Aires, Argentina Surface mount micro circuits are requiring thermal scanning for temp differences. ~Leon V, Research & Development, Kleinmond, South Africa Reductions in weight of hand held units while increasing accuracy and resolution. ~Geoff H, National Products Manager, Brisbane, Australia Available CCD's, with sensitivity and spectral range, at a reasonable price. ~Technical Support/Services, Strand / Cape Town, South Africa Aeronautics, spatial, new nanobuilt technology, health, meteorologic forecast. ~General Corporate Mgmt, Cagliari, Italy More compact designs and competitive pricing is becoming more common. ~Frank H, Engineering Consultant, spruce grove, canada Advancement in lens design as well as military influence. See below ~John M, Owner/operator Jeminspections, Sarasota, FL Injection Mold Hot Runner design. Computer chip temp. LED light Temp. ~Vincent F, Engineering Consultant, Bangkok, Thailand GPS locating / date time stamp / azmith elevation view of imager ~David H, Project Manager, Red Deer, Canada I really like the flir t & b series, due to the rotating lens. ~Mark S, Purchaser, Zachary, LA Data aquit......medical technology.......cartography....... ~Engineering, Process/Production, BALTIMORE, MD I guess that will be improvements in the type of detector. ~Erwin R, Engineering Consultant, Grenada Video overlay and multiple image analysis and comparison. ~Mark H, Engineer, Auckland, New Zealand Still using focal plane arrays for the resolution. ~Merl K, Contractor, Vancouver, Canada Camera development and Aspheric/Diffractive Optics. ~Zlata E, Design Engineer, Oslo, Norway Mobile telecom, touch screen, pip, fusion, ethernet. ~Tassos A, General Management, CHALANDRI, GREECE Denser LCD screen, denoting higher resolution. ~Bruce R, General Management, Bridgewater, NJ Low cost LCDs, protection materials, optics... ~Aldin C, Technical Support, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Lighter weight, smaller and better detectors. ~Ramiro P, Engineer, Irvine, CA Security, PV technology, energy management ~Carl R, Electrician/Thermographer, Austin, TX Development of better imaging electronics. ~Syed J, Contracts Manager, Jubail, SAUDI ARABIA Data retrieval, picture, repeatability. ~Jerry W, Electrical Supervisor, Salem, OR Dynamic design, interface and detectors ~Shaibal G, Thermographer, Kolkata, 44 Quantum Cascade lasers, QWIP detectore ~Lubos H, Project leader, Neuchatel, Switzerland High throughput in outdoor environment. ~Mohammadreza G, Research & Development, Davis, CA Size of operating systems and detectors. ~Mike M, Engineering Consultant, MO The ever reducing size of components. ~Steven B, Thermal Imaging Specialist, East Chciago, IN Combining images - thermal & visual. ~Alan T, General Management, UK To clarify the image position by GPS. ~Nopadol K, Engineer, Bangkok, Thailand Non cooled thermal imaging detectors. ~Ronald M, Owner of Hawaii Custom Sales, Honolulu, HI Infra red, aeronautical and optical. ~Engineering, Consulting, Denpasar, Indonesia Building in A+ energy classification. ~giovanni S, Engineering Consultant, como, Italy Nanotechnology and newer detectors. ~Reynaldo Solewicz, Oceanographer, Brazil Smaller and lighter design cameras. ~John P, PDM Tech, Lynchburg, VA New algorithms for image processing. ~Thiago B., Student, Smaller and more accurate sensors. ~Martin van R, Technical Support Energy conservation and retrofit. ~Bill K, Builder/Contractor, Pleasantville, NY Battery life,weight, resolution ~Don P, Electrical fitter, Napier, New Zealand Maybe new materials for matrix. ~Ruslan T, Technical Support, Moscow, Russia Screening tech, imaging tech... ~Mamnoon H, Research & Development, Karachi, Pakistan Higher resolution thermopiles. ~Edwin N, Research & Development, Dortmund, Germany Microbolometer, non cooled . ~Ramazan Y, Project Manager, Ankara, Turkey Google Map overlay. Accuracy. ~Ian S, System Safety Engineer, Chuwar, Australia Head body production measure. ~José Antoniio F, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain Heat