Radiometric Correction For An Imaging Radiometer

S. P. Braim; L. G. Shadrake

doi:10.1117/12.960706

26 September 1989 Radiometric Correction For An Imaging Radiometer

S. P. Braim, L. G. Shadrake

Proceedings Volume 1109, Optical Radiation Measurements II; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960706
Event: SPIE 1989 Technical Symposium on Aerospace Sensing, 1989, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The radiometric errors introduced by the optical components of a high performance imaging infrared radiometer have been quantified both theoretically and experimentally. The excellent agreement obtained has enabled an algorithm to be implemented within the system processing electronics to "correct" the apparent temperature of the displayed, internal temperature references for such radiometric errors. Cor-rections have been evaluated both for the scanner unit with a wide angle window and with an optional x20 telescope. The radiometer under discussion is the Dual Waveband Imaging Radiometer (DUWIR) which has proved to be a very successful data collection tool due to its unique combination of a high performance imager offering simultaneous 3-5μm and 8-12μm TV compatible outputs together with internal tempera-ture references to provide real-time temperature calibration. The prototype has been used extensively for IR signature collection over the past three years and production units are now in use in several countries.

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S. P. Braim and L. G. Shadrake "Radiometric Correction For An Imaging Radiometer", Proc. SPIE 1109, Optical Radiation Measurements II, (26 September 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960706

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