Adapting a thermal sensor for observing humans

D. Bonzo; C. Alicandro

doi:10.1117/12.821290

19 March 2009 Adapting a thermal sensor for observing humans

D. Bonzo, C. Alicandro

Proceedings Volume 7343, Independent Component Analyses, Wavelets, Neural Networks, Biosystems, and Nanoengineering VII; 734313 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.821290
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Advances in technologies can make them competitive in areas where they were not. Nevertheless, most commercial devices are designed with a particular application in mind. Attempting to use such a piece of equipment, notwithstanding technological improvements, may provide a suboptimal solution. However, simple and inexpensive modifications can sometimes be made allowing such a piece of equipment to have successful application is an area far removed from those intended in its original design. This paper describes such a situation, where a commercial thermography product designed for power line monitoring was modified to allow it to effectively function in a biometric application. Some of the approaches taken here could be applied to other technologies and other applications that could profit the community.

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D. Bonzo and C. Alicandro "Adapting a thermal sensor for observing humans", Proc. SPIE 7343, Independent Component Analyses, Wavelets, Neural Networks, Biosystems, and Nanoengineering VII, 734313 (19 March 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.821290

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