The advantages of the common Rotary Stirling cycle coolers over the Split Stirling Linear are the
overall size, light weight, low cooler input power and high efficiency. The main disadvantage has
always been self induced vibration. Self induced vibration is a major consideration in the design of
stabilized IR imaging systems/(GIMBALS) due to the effect it has on image quality i.e. Jitter. The
"irregular shape" of the Rotary cooling engine attached to the payload and optics is also a problem in
terms of the limits it has on optical system size. To address these issues, FLIR Systems Inc in Boston
MA, developed a new rotary Stirling cycle cooling engine known as the FLIR Submicro Cooler. The
Submicro is now in production and has been applied in a few products especially in FLIR"S smallest
GIMBAL which measures 7.0 inch in spherical diameter. In this paper we discuss the improvements
made in terms of IDCA implementation in stabilized imaging systems.
Access to the requested content is limited to institutions that have purchased or subscribe to SPIE eBooks.
You are receiving this notice because your organization may not have SPIE eBooks access.*
*Shibboleth/Open Athens users─please
sign in
to access your institution's subscriptions.
To obtain this item, you may purchase the complete book in print or electronic format on
SPIE.org.
INSTITUTIONAL Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.
PERSONAL Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.