Systems and methods for enhanced dynamic range infrared imaging

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10706514
APP PUB NO 20180096468A1
SERIAL NO

15832647

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Various techniques are provided for using one or more thermal infrared (IR) imaging modules to enhance the dynamic range of images. In one example, devices and methods provide a first IR imaging module that captures a first image, a second IR imaging module optimized for higher IR irradiance that captures a second image, and a processing system that detects saturated pixels of the first image, determines pixels of the second image corresponding to the saturated pixels of the first image, and generates a combined image based on non-saturated pixels of the first image and the pixels of the second image. The IR imaging modules may be a microbolometer focal plane array (FPA) configured for high-gain, and a microbolometer FPA configured for low-gain. The IR imaging modules may be a photon detector FPA and a microbolometer FPA.

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  • FLIR SYSTEMS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boman, Magnus Täby, SE 5 63
Högasten, Nicholas Santa Barbara, US 90 3075
Lannestedt, Tomas Stockholm, SE 12 162
Nguyen, Vu L Goleta, US 13 221

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