Life-saving uncooled IR camera for use in firefighting applications
Life-saving uncooled IR camera for use in firefighting applications
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用于消防应用的救生非制冷红外摄像机
DOI：
10.1117/12.243495
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发表时间：
1996
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通讯作者：
I. Matthews
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作者：
M. V. Bennett;I. Matthews
一名消防员最近描述了他进入一栋着火的建筑的经历，他把这种经历比作被蒙住眼睛，然后被带到一个迷宫，并被告知在迷宫中心有一个受害者，你必须把他救出来。简而言之，消防员是完全失明的，他们需要的是能在黑暗和浓烟中看到东西的“眼睛”。使用非冷却红外凝视阵列和头盔显示器的轻型热像仪的开发，现在已经为消防员提供了在这种情况下的“眼睛”，这意味着更少的时间来完成救援，并提高了消防员的人身安全。本文详细介绍了非冷却阵列摄像机的发展，以及如何配置它以承受消防环境中遇到的极端温度条件。此外，摄像机和显示系统是如何设计的，为消防员提供一个头盔安装配置，以实现完全的“双手解放”操作。接下来是对特殊测试的描述，以证明整个系统可以在火灾环境中生存，最后是一个简短的视频，展示了系统在现实生活中的表现。
A recent description by a firefighter on the experience of entering a building that is on fire was to liken it to being blindfolded, then being lead to a maze and told there is a victim at the center which you have to recover. In simple terms, firefighters are totally blind and what they need are 'eyes' that can see in the dark and through dense smoke. The development of lightweight thermal cameras using uncooled IR staring arrays and a helmet mounted display has now given the firefighter the 'eyes' in such situations which means less time to achieve a rescue and enhanced personal safety for the firefighter. This paper gives details on the development of the uncooled array camera and how it's been configured to withstand the extreme temperature conditions encountered during a firefighting environment. Also, how the camera and display system have been designed to provide the firefighter with a helmet mounted configuration to enable total 'hands free' operation. This is followed by a description of the special tests required to prove that the complete system can survive in a fire environment and finally a short video which demonstrates how the system performs in real life situations.