Recently the emergence of a new generation of infrared sensors - the microbolometer technology - based on an infrared thermal detection mechanism which is particularly suited to operate at ambient temperature has opened the opportunity for achieving low cost infrared imaging systems for both military and commercial applications. In a first part, this paper gives an overview of this challenging technology highlighting the main characteristics of the sensors developed by LETI that are particularly relevant to automotive applications. A special highlight on recent results concerning the 160x120 focal plane array with a pixel pitch of 35 microns is given. In a second part, the use of this technology in automotive safety field is illustrated through an application of detection of moving objects in front of a vehicle. The results show that infrared sensors based on well-designed microbolometers represent a real middle-term alternative to usual video sensors.


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    Title :

    Infrared microbolometer sensors and their application in automotive safety


    Additional title:

    Infrarote Mikrobolometer-Sensoren und ihr Einsatz auf dem Gebiet der Fahrzeugsicherheit


    Contributors:
    Yon, J.J. (author) / Mottin, E. (author) / Biancardini, L. (author) / Letellier, L. (author) / Tissot, J.L. (author)


    Publication date :

    2003


    Size :

    21 Seiten, 23 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 22 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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