IMAGER HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Techniques are disclosed for imager health monitoring systems and methods. In one example, a method includes determining a characteristic of an active unit cell of a focal plane array (FPA) and/or a reference unit cell of the FPA. The active unit cell includes a detector selectively shielded from an...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors RODRIGUEZ, Dylan M, HÖGASTEN, Nicholas, HOELTER, Theodore R, KURTH, Eric A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 26.01.2022
Subjects
COLORIMETRY
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT,POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED,VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
MEASURING
PHYSICS
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
RADIATION PYROMETRY
TESTING
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Techniques are disclosed for imager health monitoring systems and methods. In one example, a method includes determining a characteristic of an active unit cell of a focal plane array (FPA) and/or a reference unit cell of the FPA. The active unit cell includes a detector selectively shielded from an incident scene. The reference unit cell includes a reference detector shielded from the incident scene. The method further includes determining a state of the FPA based at least in part on the characteristic. The method further includes transmitting an indication of the state of the FPA to selectively cause adjustment of the FPA Related devices and systems are also provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20200730521