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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Peter Knowles, Basildon, GB;
Jeremy Crouch, Basildon, GB;
Inventors:
Peter Knowles, Basildon, GB;
Jeremy Crouch, Basildon, GB;
Assignee:
Selex ES Ltd., Basildon, Essex, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An Infra Red (IR) camera and method of operating the same is disclosed. The camera includes a detector having an infrared focal plane array (IRFPA). The camera is operated in such a fashion, implemented in software, to maximize the detector operating temperature under varying scene temperature and atmospheric conditions in order to achieve a predetermined and adequate level of sensitivity and operability from the detector.