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Research on Thermal Refocusing System of High-resolution Space Camera

  • Li, Weiyan;Lv, Qunbo;Wang, Jianwei;Zhao, Na;Tan, Zheng;Pei, Linlin
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.69-78
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    • 2022
  • A high-resolution camera is a precise optical system. Its vibrations during transportation and launch, together with changes in temperature and gravity field in orbit, lead to different degrees of defocus of the camera. Thermal refocusing is one of the solutions to the problems related to in-orbit defocusing, but there are few relevant thermal refocusing mathematical models for systematic analysis and research. Therefore, to further research thermal refocusing systems by using the development of a high-resolution micro-nano satellite (CX6-02) super-resolution camera as an example, we established a thermal refocusing mathematical model based on the thermal elasticity theory on the basis of the secondary mirror position. The detailed design of the thermal refocusing system was carried out under the guidance of the mathematical model. Through optical-mechanical-thermal integration analysis and Zernike polynomial calculation, we found that the data error obtained was about 1%, and deformation in the secondary mirror surface conformed to the optical index, indicating the accuracy and reliability of the thermal refocusing mathematical model. In the final ground test, the thermal vacuum experimental verification data and in-orbit imaging results showed that the thermal refocusing system is consistent with the experimental data, and the performance is stable, which provides theoretical and technical support for the future development of a thermal refocusing space camera.

A Composite Camera Calibration Technique for Thermal Deterioration Diagnosis of Power Distribution Line (배전 선로의 열화 진단을 위한 복합 카메라 보정기법)

  • Jung, Ha-Hyoung;Park, Jin-ha;Lyou, Joon
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.463-469
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    • 2016
  • This paper presents a composite camera calibration method to determine thermal degradation of power distribution equipment by combining an infrared (IR) camera and a color camera. A calibration jig was first constructed to match the properties of the two cameras. Our calibration and visualization techniques allow for the display of two images, one from the color camera and the other from the IR camera with different field of views (FOVs), on the screen at the same time. To confirm its validity, several case studies have been developed to analyze thermal deterioration limits of indoor and outdoor power distribution facilities.

Small Camera Module for TEC-less Uncooled Thermal Image (TEC-less 비냉각 열영상 검출기용 소형카메라 모듈 개발)

  • Kim, Jong-Ho
    • IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.97-103
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    • 2017
  • Thermal imaging is mainly used in military equipment required for night observation. In particular, technologies of uncooled thermal imaging detectors are being developed as applied to low-cost night observation system. Many system integrators require different specifications of the uncooled thermal imaging camera but their development time is short. In this approach, EOSYSTEM has developed a small size, TEC-less uncooled thermal imaging camera module with $32{\times}32mm$ size and low power consumption. Both domestic detector and import detector are applied to the EOSYSTEM's thermal imaging camera module. The camera module contains efficient infrared image processing algorithms including : Temperature compensation non-uniformity correction, Bad/Dead pixel replacement, Column noise removal, Contrast/Edge enhancement algorithms providing stable and low residual non-uniformity infrared image.

Characteristics of Black Ice Using Thermal Imaging Camera (열화상카메라를 이용한 블랙아이스 특성 연구)

  • Kim, Seung-Jun;Yoon, Won-Sub;Kim, Yeon-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.24 no.6_2
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    • pp.873-882
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    • 2021
  • In this study, a study was conducted to develop a system for predicting/responding to black ice occurring on roads in winter. Tests conditions were studied by making models of cement concrete pavement and asphalt concrete pavement. In order to freeze water on the manufactured model package, an tests was conducted at a temperature below zero using a freezer, and the freezing process was photographed using a thermal imaging camera. Black ice is generated when water is present on the road surface and the temperature is below freezing or the road surface temperature is below the dew point temperature. Under sub-zero conditions, the pavement, water, and ice were classified with a thermal imaging camera. As a result of the tests, it was possible to distinguish with a thermal imaging camera at a temperature below freezing in the same freezer due to the difference in the emissivity of the packaging, water, and ice. In the process of changing from water to ice during the tests, it was analyzed that ice and water were clearly distinguished by the thermal imaging camera due to the difference in emissivity and reflectance, so black ice could be predicted using the thermal imaging camera.

Inspection of Calandria Reactor Area of Wolsung NPP using Thermal Infrared and CCD Images (CCD와 적외선 열영상의 다중영상을 이용한 월성원자력발전소의 칼란드리아 전면부 점검)

  • Cho, Jai-Wan;Choi, Young-Soo;Kim, Chang-Hoi;Seo, Yong-Chil;Kim, Seung-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2002.07a
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    • pp.711-714
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    • 2002
  • Thermal infrared camera have poor image qualities compared to commercial CCD cameras, as in contrast, brightness, and. resolution. To compensate the poor Image quality problems associated with the thermal infrared camera, the technique of superimposing thermal infrared image into real ccd image is proposed. The mobile robot KAEROT/m2, loaded with sensor head system at the mast, is entered to monitor leakage of heavy water and thermal abnormality of the calandria reactor area in overhaul period. The sensor head system is composed of thermal infrared camera and cod camera In parallel. When thermal abnormality on observation points and areas of calandria reactor area is occurred, unusual hot image taken from thermal infrared camera is superimposed on real CCD image. In this inspection experiment, more accurate positions of thermal abnormalities on calandria reactor area can be estimated by using technique of mapping thermal infrared image into CCD image, which include characters arranged in MPOQ order.

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A Low-cost Fire Detection System using a Thermal Camera

  • Nam, Yun-Cheol;Nam, Yunyoung
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.1301-1314
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    • 2018
  • In this paper, we present a low-cost fire detection system using a thermal camera and a smartphone. The developed system collects thermal and RGB videos from the developed camera. To detect fire, candidate fire regions are extracted from videos obtained using a thermal camera. The block mean of variation of adjacent frames is measured to analyze the dynamic characteristics of the candidate fire regions. After analyzing the dynamic characteristics of regions of interest, a fire is determined by the candidate fire regions. In order to evaluate the performance of our system, we compared with a smoke detector, a heat detector, and a flame detector. In the experiments, our fire detection system showed the excellent performance in detecting fire with an overall accuracy rate of 97.8 %.

Measurement of the Surface Emissivity of the LED Lighting Module (LED 조명 모듈 표면의 방사율 측정에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Jin-Sung;Huh, Chang-Su
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.493-501
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    • 2013
  • LED lighting is sensitive because it made by semiconductor. So it has been researched about radiation of heat technologies for a long time. In addition, measurement and assessment a radiation of heat also conducted. It is necessary to get a date of accuracy temperature on the board after LED driven for measuring Junction temperature of the LED Lighting. For this research, we use 5 chip which is 4 W power on top of LED lighting board made by aluminum. Thermal camera effects to emissivity depending on material and property of the surface in LED board because it determines thermal energy which emitted from material surface. it is not only thermal camera has not a standard about emissivity. It has an error of temperature when emissivity was measured by thermal camera. we confirmed that emissivity and reflected temperature depending on color and quality of the surface throughout experiment.

Method for Measuring Weld Temperature Using an Infrared Thermal Imaging Camera (적외선 열화상 카메라를 이용한 용접부의 온도 측정 방법)

  • Ro, Chan-Seung;Kim, Kyeong-Suk;Chang, Ho-Seob
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.299-304
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, a method is tested to measure temperatures in high-temperature welds. Protective glass was installed between an infrared thermal imaging camera and a heat source, and temperature compensation was applied to the measuring instruments. When the temperature of halogen lamps was taken in real-time and measured by the thermal camera, the temperature was found to be almost invariant with the distance between the camera and heat source. The temperature range could be predicted, through correlations with the thickness of the protective glass and the measured distance. This study suggests that the temperature measurement of welds obtained by using an infrared thermal imaging camera is valid, through experimental testing of heat sources.

Development of Fuzzy Inference-based Deterioration Diagnosis System Using Infrared Thermal Imaging Camera (적외선 열화상 카메라를 이용한 퍼지추론 기반 열화진단 시스템 개발)

  • Choi, Woo-Yong;Kim, Jong-Bum;Oh, Sung-Kwun;Kim, Young-Il
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.64 no.6
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    • pp.912-921
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    • 2015
  • In this paper, we introduce fuzzy inference-based real-time deterioration diagnosis system with the aid of infrared thermal imaging camera. In the proposed system, the infrared thermal imaging camera monitors diagnostic field in real time and then checks state of deterioration at the same time. Temperature and variation of temperature obtained from the infrared thermal imaging camera variation are used as input variables. In addition to perform more efficient diagnosis, fuzzy inference algorithm is applied to the proposed system, and fuzzy rule is defined by If-then form and is expressed as lookup-table. While triangular membership function is used to estimate fuzzy set of input variables, that of output variable has singleton membership function. At last, state of deterioration in the present is determined based on output obtained through defuzzification. Experimental data acquired from deterioration generator and electric machinery are used in order to evaluate performance of the proposed system. And simulator is realized in order to confirm real-time state of diagnostic field

A Sensor Module Overcoming Thick Smoke through Investigation of Fire Characteristics (화재 특성 고찰을 통한 농연 극복 센서 모듈)

  • Cho, Min-Young;Shin, Dong-In;Jun, Sewoong
    • The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.237-247
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    • 2018
  • In this paper, we describe a sensor module that monitors fire environment by analyzing fire characteristics. We analyzed the smoke characteristics of indoor fire. Six different environments were defined according to the type of smoke and the flame, and the sensors available for each environment were combined. Based on this analysis, the sensors were selected from the perspective of firefighter. The sensor module consists of an RGB camera, an infrared camera and a radar. It is designed with minimum weight to fit on the robot. the enclosure of sensor is designed to protect against the radiant heat of the fire scene. We propose a single camera mode, thermal stereo mode, data fusion mode, and radar mode that can be used depending on the fire scene. Thermal stereo was effectively refined using an image segmentation algorithm, SLIC (Simple Linear Iterative Clustering). In order to reproduce the fire scene, three fire test environments were built and each sensor was verified.