Program Type
Undergraduate
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Matthew Hankins
Document Type
Presentation
Location
Face-to-face
Start Date
25-4-2023 1:00 PM
Abstract
With the ability to transcode valuable information from light emitting objects, infrared (IR) detector technology has begun to find recreational use in the form of non-contact thermometers and home insulation tools. Research and industry have long been using IR technology in the form of high-altitude balloons, CubeSats, and UAV cameras, but the technology remains a niche market, and thus, a burdensome financial investment. As such, given general consumer products recently introduced as more economically viable, we sought to design an affordable IR camera capable of effective and meaningful data collection. To do so, we utilized a Raspberry Pi 4 and 3 thermal arrays of increasing quality to design an IR camera. With this design, we recorded measurements and conducted data analysis at room temperatures to understand noise properties and determine the efficacy of our camera as a scientific tool. We also plan to perform similar experiments at extreme temperature environments, the data of which contributes to the continued creation of an affordable IR camera that can be used recreationally and across many industries, including but not limited to astronomy, meteorology, environmental sciences, and engineering.
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Ethan, "Investigating Properties of Commercially Available IR Detector Technology" (2023). ATU Research Symposium. 69.
https://orc.library.atu.edu/atu_rs/2023/2023/69
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Investigating Properties of Commercially Available IR Detector Technology
Face-to-face
With the ability to transcode valuable information from light emitting objects, infrared (IR) detector technology has begun to find recreational use in the form of non-contact thermometers and home insulation tools. Research and industry have long been using IR technology in the form of high-altitude balloons, CubeSats, and UAV cameras, but the technology remains a niche market, and thus, a burdensome financial investment. As such, given general consumer products recently introduced as more economically viable, we sought to design an affordable IR camera capable of effective and meaningful data collection. To do so, we utilized a Raspberry Pi 4 and 3 thermal arrays of increasing quality to design an IR camera. With this design, we recorded measurements and conducted data analysis at room temperatures to understand noise properties and determine the efficacy of our camera as a scientific tool. We also plan to perform similar experiments at extreme temperature environments, the data of which contributes to the continued creation of an affordable IR camera that can be used recreationally and across many industries, including but not limited to astronomy, meteorology, environmental sciences, and engineering.