Infrared thermography or infrared imaging extends our knowledge and intuition by seeing the unseen. Infrared detectors measure infrared radiation emitted or absorbed within a field of view and infrared thermography technology converts this information into thermal maps. By studying these thermal maps both in space and time it is possible to identify and understand the origin and type of surface and subsurface defects. Hence, infrared thermography is a noninvasive method that does not require contact with an object under examination. It is an immensely useful and quantitative technique having flexibility to be applied under diverse stimulation sources and durations that can maximize detector sensitivities and relationships between the stimulation source, the specimen and the detector.
At the IR4TD, infrared thermography initiatives include research and development to:
- Develop new quantitative infrared thermography techniques
- Develop new methods that can see deeper into specimens
- Optimize detection and excitation parameters to deliver the best solution for inspection processes and systems
Specific areas of development include:
- Novel selective heating regimes such as infrared heaters, ultrasonic, radio frequency, microwave and ultraviolet
- Novel image processing techniques
- Basic understanding of heat wave propagation in materials
- Basic understanding of materials optical and physical properties and their effect on thermal imaging
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