公开(公告)号：US07858941B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-28

申请号：US10503061

申请日：2003-02-03

申请人： Tej Paul Kaushal ,  John Peter Gillham

发明人： Tej Paul Kaushal ,  John Peter Gillham

IPC分类号： G01J5/10 ,  G01J5/62

CPC分类号： G01J5/522

摘要： The invention relates to a device and method for communicating with a thermal detector module and an appropriate thermal detector for a use with such a control device. The device for communicating with a thermal detector module comprises a means for providing a collimated beam of thermal infrared radiation and means for modulating the intensity of the collimated beam of thermal infrared radiation. The intensity modulated thermal infrared beam, when directed on to the thermal detector module from a position within the module's field of view, is suitable for triggering a response from the thermal detector module. The intensity modulated thermal infrared beam may also be encoded with a digital signal to control the function of the thermal detector.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于与热检测器模块和适当的热探测器通信以用于这种控制装置的装置和方法。 用于与热检测器模块通信的装置包括用于提供准直的热红外辐射束的装置和用于调制准直的热红外辐射束的强度的装置。 强度调制的热红外光束在从模块视野内的位置引导到热检测器模块时适合于触发来自热检测器模块的响应。 强度调制的热红外光束也可以用数字信号编码以控制热检测器的功能。

公开(公告)号：US07348203B2

公开(公告)日：2008-03-25

申请号：US10523528

申请日：2003-09-01

申请人： Tej Paul Kaushal ,  Paul Antony Manning ,  John Peter Gillham ,  Gary Stacey ,  David Martin Pooley ,  Peter Georg Laitenberger

发明人： Tej Paul Kaushal ,  Paul Antony Manning ,  John Peter Gillham ,  Gary Stacey ,  David Martin Pooley ,  Peter Georg Laitenberger

IPC分类号： H01L21/00 ,  H01L31/0203 ,  H01J5/02 ,  G02B6/36

CPC分类号： B81B7/0041 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G01J5/0285 ,  G01J5/04 ,  G01J5/045 ,  G01J5/08 ,  G01J5/0806 ,  G02B6/4201 ,  G02B6/4204 ,  G02B6/4251 ,  H01L21/50 ,  H01L23/10 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2924/01322 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A method of hermetically packaging an electronic device (8), in an enclosure (2) comprising mutually inter-engageable first and second housing members (4, 6), comprising the steps of securing the electronic device (8) to the first housing member (4), engaging the first (4) and second (6) housing members such that an hermetic seal is provided there between, wherein the engagement step is performed in a controlled atmosphere. The hermetic seal may be provided by an interference fit between the first (4) and second (6) housing members or via sealing means (16) interposed between the housing members (4, 6). The second housing member (6) may comprise an optical element (20), for example a window or lens. The packaging method is particularly applicable to packaging thermal detectors, for example microbolometer arrays.

摘要翻译： 一种在包括相互可互相接合的第一和第二壳体构件（4,6）的外壳（2）中气密地包装电子设备（8）的方法，包括以下步骤：将所述电子设备（8）固定到所述第一壳体构件 （4），接合所述第一（4）和第二（6）壳体构件，使得在其间设置气密密封，其中所述接合步骤在受控的气氛中进行。 气密密封可以通过第一（4）和第二（6）壳体构件之间的过盈配合或者插入在壳体构件（4,6）之间的密封装置（16）来提供。 第二壳体构件（6）可以包括光学元件（20），例如窗口或透镜。 包装方法特别适用于包装热检测器，例如微电热计阵列。

公开(公告)号：US07253411B2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-07

申请号：US10503312

申请日：2003-01-31

申请人： Tej Paul Kaushal ,  Paul Antony Manning ,  John Peter Gillham

发明人： Tej Paul Kaushal ,  Paul Antony Manning ,  John Peter Gillham

IPC分类号： G01J5/24

CPC分类号： H04N5/33 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/374

摘要： An Array of detectors can be configured to be read as separate detectors, or to be connected into larger groups, e.g. groups of four (a 2×2 array). This allows the formation of a relatively high definition image, and a much faster formation of a lower resolution image. This may be used with in an automobile to control deployment of safety airbags in accordance with a drivers position relative to the airbags. Preferably the array is a 64×64 array of thermal detectors.

摘要翻译： 一组检测器可以被配置为被读取为单独的检测器，或者被连接成较大的组，例如， 四组（2x2阵列）。 这允许形成相对高清晰度的图像，并且更快地形成较低分辨率的图像。 这可以与汽车一起使用以根据相对于安全气囊的驾驶员位置来控制安全气囊的部署。 该阵列最好是一个64x64的热探测器阵列。

公开(公告)号：US07675655B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-09

申请号：US10547652

申请日：2004-02-27

申请人： Gillian Fiona Marshall ,  Philip John Kent ,  Roger Appleby ,  David John Barrett ,  Janet Hughes ,  John Peter Gillham ,  Peter Russell Coward ,  Gordon Neil Sinclair ,  John Timothy Savage ,  Piers Thomas Winchcombe Hawkesley

发明人： Gillian Fiona Marshall ,  Philip John Kent ,  Roger Appleby ,  David John Barrett ,  Janet Hughes ,  John Peter Gillham ,  Peter Russell Coward ,  Gordon Neil Sinclair ,  John Timothy Savage ,  Piers Thomas Winchcombe Hawkesley

IPC分类号： H04N1/04

CPC分类号： G06T3/4038

摘要： Apparatus for scanning a moving object includes a visible waveband sensor 12 oriented to collect a series of images of the object as it passes through a field of view 16. An image processor 14 uses the series of images to form a composite image. The image processor 14 stores image pixel data for a current image and a predecessor image in the series. It uses information in the current image and its predecessor to analyse images and derive likelihood measures indicating probabilities that current image pixels correspond to parts of the object. The image processor 14 estimates motion between the current image and its predecessor from likelihood weighted pixels. It generates the composite image from frames positioned according to respective estimates of object image motion. Image motion may alternatively be detected by a speed sensor such as a Doppler radar 200 sensing object motion directly and providing image timing signals.

摘要翻译： 用于扫描移动物体的装置包括可视波段传感器12，其可被定向成在物体通过视场16时收集物体的一系列图像。图像处理器14使用该系列图像来形成合成图像。 图像处理器14存储当前图像的图像像素数据和前序图像。 它使用当前图像及其前身中的信息来分析图像并导出表示当前图像像素对应于对象部分的概率的似然度量。 图像处理器14从似然加权像素估计当前图像与其前身之间的运动。 它根据对象图像运动的相应估计定位的帧生成合成图像。 图像运动可以替代地由诸如多普勒雷达200的速度传感器直接检测物体运动并提供图像定时信号来检测。