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27 January 1981 Evolution Of Infrared Instrumentation
Richard W Sears
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Abstract
I have come here today to describe as best I can, the emergence of consumer-oriented IR imaging devices. The infrared instrumentation base of today's industry is rapidly dwindling because it does not fulfill expanding consumer needs. This new growth area is largely com-posed of non-technical people (not research scientists and engineers). They are looking for simpler, easier-to-use consumer devices that will fulfill specific applications and will not require more complex measurement techniques, more infrared educational training, and of course, not more expensive equipment and accessories.
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Richard W Sears "Evolution Of Infrared Instrumentation", Proc. SPIE 0254, Thermal Infrared Sensing Applied to Energy Conservation in Building Envelopes: Thermosense III, (27 January 1981); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959550
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KEYWORDS
Infrared imaging

Infrared radiation

Imaging systems

Computing systems

Thermography

Sensors

Smart sensors

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