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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
May. 08, 2023
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nicholas A. Kotov, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
The Regents of The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for object and material recognition are provided and include a hyperspectral infrared camera that captures a three-dimensional image of an object and black-body emissions data indicating a polarization of black-body radiation emitted from the object. An image processing device accesses a database of expected polarization signatures of black-body emissions from materials at different temperatures and determines a material of the object based on (i) the black-body emissions data indicating the polarization of the black-body radiation emitted from the object, (ii) an ambient temperature of the environment of the system, and (iii) the database of expected polarization signatures of black-body emissions from a plurality of materials for different temperatures.