Infrared thermal imagers for avionic applications

Gianni Uda; Massimo Livi; Monica Olivieri; Maurizio Sabatini; Daniele Torrini; Stefano Baldini; Riccardo Bardazzi; Pietro Falli; Mauro Maestrini

doi:10.1117/12.354555

26 July 1999 Infrared thermal imagers for avionic applications

Gianni Uda, Massimo Livi, Monica Olivieri, Maurizio Sabatini, Daniele Torrini, Stefano Baldini, Riccardo Bardazzi, Pietro Falli, Mauro Maestrini

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Proceedings Volume 3698, Infrared Technology and Applications XXV; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354555
Event: AeroSense '99, 1999, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper deals with the design of two second generation thermal imagers that Alenia Difesa OFFICINE GALILEO has successfully developed for the Navigation FLIR of the NH90 Tactical Transportation Helicopter (NH90 TTH) and for the Electro-Optical Surveillance and Tracking System for the Italian 'Guardia di Finanza' ATR42 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (ATR42 MPA). Small size, lightweight and low power consumption have been the main design goals of the two programs. In particular the NH90 TTH Thermal Imager is a compact camera operating in the 8 divided by 12 micrometers bandwidth with a single wide field of view. The thermal imager developed for the ATR42 MPA features a three remotely switchable fields of view objective equipped with diffractive optics. Performance goals, innovative design aspects and test results of these two thermal imagers are reported.

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Gianni Uda, Massimo Livi, Monica Olivieri, Maurizio Sabatini, Daniele Torrini, Stefano Baldini, Riccardo Bardazzi, Pietro Falli, and Mauro Maestrini "Infrared thermal imagers for avionic applications", Proc. SPIE 3698, Infrared Technology and Applications XXV, (26 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354555

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