A sensitive infrared camera that observes the blazing plumes from the Space Shuttle or expendable rocket lift-offs is capable of scanning for fires, monitoring the environment and providing medical imaging. The hand-held camera uses highly sensitive arrays in infrared photodetectors known as quantum well infrared photo detectors (QWIPS). QWIPS were developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Center for Space Microelectronics Technology in partnership with Amber, a Raytheon company. In October 1996, QWIP detectors pointed out hot spots of the destructive fires speeding through Malibu, California. Night vision, early warning systems, navigation, flight control systems, weather monitoring, security and surveillance are among the duties for which the camera is suited. Medical applications are also expected.
Infrared Camera
1997
2 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Photographic Techniques & Equipment , Infrared & Ultraviolet Detection , Aerospace engineering , Cameras , Early warning systems , Fires , Flight control , Infrared detectors , Plumes , Destruction , Imaging techniques , Infrared radiation , Jet propulsion , Microelectronics , Navigation , Night vision , Photometers , Surveillance
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