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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2015
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Thomas Heinke, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Abstract
A system for producing thermal images acquires at least first and second thermal images comprising a plurality of pixels and a first and second dynamic range, respectively. The second dynamic range is such that its upper limit is higher than that of the first, and at least partially overlaps the first. A final thermal image is created comprising pixels from the first thermal image that are not saturated or nearly saturated with respect to the first dynamic range, and pixels from the second thermal image that are saturated or nearly saturated with respect to the first dynamic range. The resulting final image generally comprises both a large dynamic range and high signal-to-noise ratio.