Development of the Compact InfraRed Camera (CIRC) for wildfire detection

Haruyoshi Katayama; Masataka Naitoh; Masahiro Suganuma; Masatomo Harada; Yoshihiko Okamura; Yoshio Tange; Koji Nakau

doi:10.1117/12.825445

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12 August 2009 Development of the Compact InfraRed Camera (CIRC) for wildfire detection

Haruyoshi Katayama, Masataka Naitoh, Masahiro Suganuma, Masatomo Harada, Yoshihiko Okamura, Yoshio Tange, Koji Nakau

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Proceedings Volume 7458, Remote Sensing System Engineering II; 745806 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825445
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The Compact InfraRed Camera (CIRC) is a technology-demonstration payload to be carried on the Small Demonstration Satellite type-2 (SDS-2). The SDS program is a JAXA activity to demonstrate a variety of new technologies and new missions. The CIRC is an infrared camera equipped with an uncooled infrared array detector (microbolometer). The mission of the SDS-2/CIRC project is to demonstrate the potential of the microbolometer, especially for wildfire detection but also for other applications. This paper introduces the detailed design and concept of CIRC. We also discuss preliminary results of the feasibility study on wildfire detection using thermal infrared images.

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Haruyoshi Katayama, Masataka Naitoh, Masahiro Suganuma, Masatomo Harada, Yoshihiko Okamura, Yoshio Tange, and Koji Nakau "Development of the Compact InfraRed Camera (CIRC) for wildfire detection", Proc. SPIE 7458, Remote Sensing System Engineering II, 745806 (12 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825445

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