Biomimetic infrared sensors based on the infrared receptors of pyrophilous insects

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7975, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Schmitz, Helmut ^a   Kahl, Thilo ^a   Soltner, Helmut ^b   Bousack, Herbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

fire detection; forest fire; Golay cell; infrared sensor; pyrophilous insects

Indexed keywords

FIRE DETECTION; FOREST FIRES; GOLAY CELL; INFRA-RED SENSOR; PYROPHILOUS INSECTS;

BIOMIMETICS; DEFORESTATION; FIRES; INFRARED DETECTORS; INFRARED RADIATION; MICROFLUIDICS; SENSORS; SPHERES; THERMAL EXPANSION;

LIQUIDS;

DEFORESTATION; FOREST FIRES; INFRARED DETECTORS; INFRARED RADIATION; LIQUIDS; SENSORS; SPHERES; THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 79956090474     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.879149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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