CAMERA, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THERMAL RADIATION AND THERMAL RATES OF CHANGE

摘要

A camera, computer program, and method for determining and displaying temperature rates of change for objects within the camera's field of view. More specifically, the embodiments provide for the continuous, real-time temperature measurement and display of a plurality of objects within the camera's field of view, and further for the real-time processing and display of the temperature rates of change for said objects.

主权项

1. A thermal imaging camera for measuring temperature rates of change of a region within a field of view, said camera comprising:
at least one infrared radiation sensor operable to detect an intensity of thermal radiation incident upon said sensor during one or more thermal scenes; a memory element operable to store data comprising the intensity level of thermal radiation incident upon the sensor during the one or more thermal scenes; a processing element operable to automatically manipulate the data to determine continuously updated temperature rates of change of said region within the camera's field of view and generate continuously updated video representations of the temperature rates of change of said region, wherein the rates of change are determined by comparing the data detected by the sensor between at least two of the one or more thermal scenes; and a display operable to present, in real time, the continuously updated video representations of the temperature rates of change of said region.