ELECTRONIC MODULE DESIGN EVALUATION BY THERMAL IMAGING ANALYSIS

Thermal imaging (or thermography) is a noncontact measurement technique which can determine the temperature of an object by measuring the amount of infrared radiation generated by the object. Since it is a noncontact method of temperature measurement, thermal imaging is useful in almost any situation where the surfaces to be measured are in motion, electrically hot, changing temperature rapidly or where a contact measurement would tend to upset a thermal balance. This paper reviews the work being done at the Naval Weapons Support Center, Crane, Indiana, in the areas of thermal imaging and thermal design verification of electronic modules.