Active range-gated near-IR TV system for all-weather surveillance

Kevin J. Snell; Andre Parent; Marc Levesque; Pierre Galarneau

doi:10.1117/12.266798

14 February 1997 Active range-gated near-IR TV system for all-weather surveillance

Kevin J. Snell, Andre Parent, Marc Levesque, Pierre Galarneau

Proceedings Volume 2935, Surveillance and Assessment Technologies for Law Enforcement; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.266798
Event: Enabling Technologies for Law Enforcement and Security, 1996, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Adverse weather, lack of background illumination and interference from artificial light sources can considerably reduce the effectiveness of passive LLLTV systems. Viewing in such conditions can be considerably enhanced by the addition of a pulsed laser illuminator synchronized to a gated LLLTV. Since the system has its own light source, surveillance is possible in zero or ultra-low light conditions. Furthermore using the technique of range gating, the effects of backscattering that occur in poor visibility conditions can be greatly reduced. The high resolution and self-illumination capability of the system permits positive identification of targets that would be undetectable or unresolvable with FLIR type systems.

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Kevin J. Snell, Andre Parent, Marc Levesque, and Pierre Galarneau "Active range-gated near-IR TV system for all-weather surveillance", Proc. SPIE 2935, Surveillance and Assessment Technologies for Law Enforcement, (14 February 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.266798

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