Introduction to Infrared and Electro-Optical Systems, Second Edition
- 9h 35m
- Jonathan Nichols, Melvin H. Friedman, Ronald G. Driggers
- Artech House
- 2012
This newly revised and updated edition of a classic Artech House book offers a current and complete introduction to the analysis and design of Electro-Optical (EO) imaging systems. The Second Edition provides numerous updates and brand new coverage of today’s most important areas, including the integrated spatial frequency approach and a focus on the weapons of terrorists as objects of interest.
This comprehensive reference details the principles and components of the Linear Shift-Invariant (LSI) infrared and electro-optical systems and shows you how to combine this approach with calculus and domain transformations to achieve a successful imaging system analysis. Ultimately, the steps described in this book lead to results in quantitative characterizations of performance metrics such as modulation transfer functions, minimum resolvable temperature difference, minimum resolvable contrast, and probability of object discrimination.
The book includes an introduction to two-dimensional functions and mathematics which can be used to describe image transfer characteristics and imaging system components. You also learn diffraction concepts of coherent and incoherent imaging systems which show you the fundamental limits of their performance. By using the evaluation procedures contained in this desktop reference, you become capable of predicting both sensor test and field performance and quantifying the effects of component variations. This practical resource includes over 780 time-saving equations.
About the Authors
Ronald Driggers is the superintendent in the Optical Sciences Division of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. He was previously a senior engineer at U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate where he provided electro-optical and infrared research on performance modeling. Dr. Driggers received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. from the University of Memphis
Melvin H. Friedman is a senior physicist in the Modeling and Simulation Division of Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate. He is the primary inventor of eight patents and has more than forty years of experience having worked in the fields of nuclear physics, neutron activation analysis, automation, scanning electron microscopy, land-mine detection, development of intelligence gathering sensors, search and the modeling of electro-optical sensors. Dr. Friedman received his Ph.D. degree in physics from Carnegie-Mellon University and M.S. degrees in computer science and electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
Jonathan M. Nichols works for the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. as a member of the Maritime Sensing Section in the Optical Sciences Division. His research interests include the modeling and analysis of infrared imaging devices, signal and image processing, and parameter estimation. He received his B.Sc. from the University of Delaware and his M. Sc. and Ph.D. from Duke University, all in mechanical engineering.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Mathematics
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Linear Shift-Invariant Systems
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Diffraction
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Sources of Radiation
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Atmospherics
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Optics
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Detectors
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Electronics
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Image Processing
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Displays, Human Perception, and Automatic Target Recognizers
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Historical Performance Models
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Contrast Threshold and TTP Metric
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Infrared and EO System Performance and Target Acquisition
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Search
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Laboratory Measurements of Infrared Imaging System Performance
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List of Symbols
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List of Acronyms
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Table of Abbreviations and Concepts
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Table of Operators and Mathematical Functions
