Reconfigurable detector array of resistance bolometers
US7253411B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/76
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An Array of detectors can be configured to be read as separate detectors, or to be connected into larger groups, e.g. groups of four (a 2×2 array). This allows the formation of a relatively high definition image, and a much faster formation of a lower resolution image. This may be used with in an automobile to control deployment of safety airbags in accordance with a drivers position relative to the airbags. Preferably the array is a 64×64 array of thermal detectors.
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