Night vision system

摘要

A night vision system includes an image sensor and circuitry coupled to a digital storage medium or transmitter that periodically samples a signal provided by the image sensor and stores the sampled image to be viewed in near real time or at a later date by a data analyst. The night vision system includes an imaging assembly with a casing surrounding an image intensifier and the associated circuitry along with a port for accepting a power and/or signal cable for providing power to the image assembly and image signal data to the digital storage medium. The system may further include a daytime camera and a switch for toggling the image signal data input to the digital storage medium between the daytime camera and the low light image sensor, as well as a transmission system for wirelessly transmitting signals.

主权项

1. A hands free night vision system comprising:
an imaging assembly comprising a protective case, an image intensifier disposed within the protective case, the image intensifier having a first end and a second end; said first end having an exposed objective lens that accepts photons from a low light image of an object of interest and with an image sensor converts said photons into an electronic signal representative of the low light image of the object of interest, an output that outputs the electronic signal representative of the low light image of the object of interest; a power source coupled to the imaging assembly and providing power thereto to the image intensifier to convert the light into the electronic signal representative of the low light image of the object of interest; a control unit coupled to the imaging assembly and comprising a memory that accepts and stores the electronic signal representative of the low light image of the object of interest; a mounting device for mounting the imaging assembly onto a helmet; and, a signal path arranged between the image intensifier image sensor and the control unit memory, and that transmits the electronic signal there between.