Long range handheld thermal imager

Edward Seibel; Andrew Struckhoff; Robert McDaniel; Shlomo Shamai

doi:10.1117/12.682560

18 May 2006 Long range handheld thermal imager

Edward Seibel, Andrew Struckhoff, Robert McDaniel, Shlomo Shamai

Proceedings Volume 6206, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXII; 62062V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.682560
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Today's warfighter requires a lightweight, high performance thermal imager for use in night and reduced visibility conditions. To fill this need, the United States Marine Corps issued requirements for a Thermal Binocular System (TBS) Long Range Thermal Imager (LRTI). The requirements dictated that the system be lightweight, but still have significant range capabilities and extended operating time on a single battery load. Kollsman, Inc. with our partner Electro-Optics Industries, Ltd. (ElOp) responded to this need with the CORAL - a third-generation, Military Off-the-Shelf (MOTS) product that required very little modification to fully meet the LRTI specification. This paper will discuss the LRTI, a successful result of size, weight and power (SWaP) tradeoffs made to ensure a lightweight, but high performance thermal imager.

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Edward Seibel, Andrew Struckhoff, Robert McDaniel, and Shlomo Shamai "Long range handheld thermal imager", Proc. SPIE 6206, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXII, 62062V (18 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.682560

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