Flir Nabs $15M Army Contract
Flir Systems Inc., a manufacturer of thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems for a wide variety of thermography and imaging applications, announced that it has been awarded a delivery order totaling $15.4 million from the US Army Aviation and Missile Command in Huntsville, Ala., for its Star Safire stabilized multisensor systems. The units delivered under this order will be installed on Army Black Hawk helicopters in support of ongoing medevac missions. Work on the delivery order will be completed within the next 12 months in Flir’s Wilsonville, Ore., facility.
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Published: September 2009
Glossary
- photonics
- The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
- thermal imaging
- Thermal imaging is a technology that detects infrared radiation (heat) emitted by objects and converts it into an image, known as a thermogram, which displays temperature variations in different colors. Unlike visible light imaging, thermal imaging does not require any ambient light and can be used in complete darkness or through obstructions such as smoke, fog, and certain materials.
Thermal cameras use sensors to detect infrared radiation and generate images based on the temperature...
- thermography
- Thermography is a technique that involves the use of an infrared imaging device, called a thermal camera or infrared camera, to detect and visualize the infrared radiation emitted by objects. This technology allows for the creation of thermographic images, also known as thermograms, where variations in temperature are represented by different colors or shades.
The basic principles of thermography are as follows:
Infrared radiation emission: All objects with a temperature above absolute zero...
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