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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2004
Robert A. Owen, Rowlett, TX (US);
Vicki D. Paul, McKinney, TX (US);
Humphrey W. Ha, Plano, TX (US);
Roger C. Knott, Plano, TX (US);
Mark A. Gohlke, Plano, TX (US);
Charles M. Hanson, Richardson, TX (US);
Robert A. Owen, Rowlett, TX (US);
Vicki D. Paul, McKinney, TX (US);
Humphrey W. Ha, Plano, TX (US);
Roger C. Knott, Plano, TX (US);
Mark A. Gohlke, Plano, TX (US);
Charles M. Hanson, Richardson, TX (US);
L-3 Communications Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Collecting samples to adjust a signal includes providing a shutter in an opened position to allow a detector of an infrared camera to detect infrared radiation and generate a signal corresponding to the infrared radiation. A first touchup iteration is initiated by moving the shutter to a closed position, and samples of a reference frame are collected according to a collection instruction. The shutter is then moved to the opened position. If there is a change in a state of the infrared camera, the collection instruction is adjusted in response to the change. A second touchup iteration is initiated by moving the shutter to the closed position, and samples are collected according to the adjusted collection instruction. A modification of the signal is determined in accordance with at least some of the samples.