Prediction of thermal crossover based on imaging measurements over the diurnal cycle

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5097, Issue , 2003, Pages 58-69

  Retief, S J P ^a   Willers, C J ^a   Wheeler, M S ^a  

^a Rheinmetall Denel Munition   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Contrast inversion; Infrared signature; Low contrast; Thermal crossover

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECORDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

INFRARED SIGNATURE;

INFRARED IMAGING;

EID: 0344945481     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.488358     Document Type: Conference Paper

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