Human-tracking systems using pyroelectric infrared detectors

Optical Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Shankar, Mohan ^a   Burchett, John B ^a   Hao, Qi ^a,b   Guenther, Bob D ^a,c   Brady, David J ^a,d  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Duke Imaging and Spectroscopy Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Detectors; Infrared; Lenses; Motion; Tracking

Indexed keywords

FRESNEL LENSES; HUMAN-TRACKING SYSTEMS; PYROELECTRIC INFRARED DETECTORS;

INFRARED DETECTORS; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; PYROELECTRICITY; TRACKING (POSITION); VISIBILITY;

LENSES;

EID: 33846108906     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2360948     Document Type: Article

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