Flir Systems, Incorporated

Hendry Mechanical Works

Stanley H Garrow

Nicholas Högasten

Theodore R Hoelter

Katrin Strandemar

Eric A Kurth

Pierre M Boulanger

Barbara Sharp

Malin Ingerhed

Robert E Kvaas

Various techniques are provided to capture one or more thermal image frames using an infrared sensor array that is fixably positioned to substantially de-align rows and columns of infrared sensors. In one example, an infrared imaging system includes an infrared sensor array comprising a plurality of infrared sensors arranged in rows and columns and adapted to capture a thermal image frame of a scene exhibiting at least one substantially horizontal or substantially vertical feature. The infrared imaging system also includes a housing. The infrared sensor array is fixably positioned within the housing to substantially de-align the rows and columns from the feature while the thermal image frame is captured.

Thermal image frame capture using de-aligned sensor array

A method of monitoring electric battery capacity effects evaluation of battery capacity in terms of battery current and battery voltage in a succession of monitoring cycles, scales down an influence of battery current on the evaluation as the succession of monitoring cycles, progresses, and scales up an influence of battery voltage on such evaluation as the succession of monitoring cycles progresses. A similar method effects an assessment of battery capacity during alternating battery discharge operations and battery charging operations over a recurrence of monitoring cycles, detects a decline of attainable battery charge capacity during battery charging operations, and modifies its assessment in response to the detected decline of attainable battery charge capacity. A related method effects evaluation of battery capacity during battery discharges in a succession of monitoring cycles, effects an adjustment of such evaluation of battery capacity in a succession of further monitoring cycles during battery charge restoration between battery discharges, and effects a modification of the adjustment during a decline of battery charging efficiency in a vicinity of full charge restoration.

Electric battery monitoring systems

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Lompoc, CA, United States of America

Stanley H Garrow