Review of thermal imaging system performance

Thermal imaging system manufacturers have an extensive product line with many options available for each system. It is impossible to list all the systems nor all the options. Instead, the systems described in this paper are those presented at this conference by the following manufacturers: Agerna, Anther Engineering, Bales Scientific, Cincinnati Electronics, David Sarnoff Research Center, Eastman Kodak, FLIR Systems, Inframnetrics, ISI Group, Mitsubishi Electronics of America, and Santa Barbara Focal Plane. The systems are described in functional form to illustrate the similarities and differences. No attempt is made to rate them. Only the user can rate them when applied to his specific appi icat ion.