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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Tej Paul Kaushal, Malvern, GB;
Paul Antony Manning, Malvern, GB;
John Peter Gillham, Malvern, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
QinetiQ Limited, Farnborough, Hants, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An Array of detectors can be configured to be read as separate detectors, or to be connected into larger groups, e.g. groups of four (a 2×2 array). This allows the formation of a relatively high definition image, and a much faster formation of a lower resolution image. This may be used with in an automobile to control deployment of safety airbags in accordance with a drivers position relative to the airbags. Preferably the array is a 64×64 array of thermal detectors.