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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
David Eric Berman Lees, Lexington, MA (US);
Richard Norris Lane, Westford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/53 (2022.01); G01J 5/00 (2022.01); G01J 5/02 (2022.01); H04N 23/23 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/53 (2022.01); G01J 5/027 (2013.01); H04N 23/23 (2023.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes imaging a first graybody with a focal plane array (FPA), wherein the first graybody has a first emissivity, and imaging a second graybody having a lower emissivity than the first graybody. The method includes using data captured while imaging the first and second graybodies to perform non-uniformity correction (NUC) of the FPA.