SBIR Phase I: A Novel Infrared Video Camera

这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目旨在开发一种新型的、低成本的红外摄像机。红外成像是一个快速增长的市场，价值约为5亿美元。所提出的红外相机能够满足商业、军事和研发市场的需求。它有可能使红外成像与可见光成像一样负担得起。这个SBIR项目的成功完成预计将导致一台价值5,000美元的红外相机，而目前类似系统的成本接近70,000美元。该方案的红外摄像机具有坚固耐用、高像素数和良好的温度灵敏度。其目标是在手持形式下展示一款温度敏感度为0.2K的1024X1024像素非制冷相机。拟议中的红外相机将在过程控制、农业、机器视觉、质量控制、军事和研发领域找到应用。

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project aims to develop a novel, low-cost, infrared video camera. Infrared imaging is a rapidly growing market valued at roughly $500 Million. The proposed infrared camera is capable of meeting the requirements of commercial, military, and the R&D markets. It has the potential to make infrared imaging as affordable as imaging in the visible. Successful completion of this SBIR project is expected to lead to a $5,000 IR camera whereas the present cost of a similar system is close to $70,000. The proposer's IR camera boasts ruggedness, high pixel count, and good temperature sensitivity. The goal is to demonstrate an 'uncooled', 1024 X 1024 pixel camera with a temperature sensitivity of 0.2 K in a hand-held format. The proposed IR camera will find applications in the areas of process control, agriculture, machine vision, quality control, military, and R&D.