Method and apparatus for electronically generating an outline indicating the size of an energy zone imaged onto the IR detector of a radiometer
US7339685B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J2005/0077
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A radiometer includes a sighting system that generates a digital image of an object surface having an area that is to be imaged onto the IR detector. A shape outline is overlaid on the digital image of an object surface to indicate the extent of the energy zone that is imaged onto the IR detector. In one embodiment, a shape is displayed between the locations of two imaged skewed laser dots to indicate the extent of the energy zone without requiring a range determination.
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