Micro thermal imaging camera modules
26/05/2022
Teledyne FLIR, a world leader in intelligent sensing solutions for defence and industrial applications and part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has launched its newest Lepton and Boson thermal camera modules.
Thermal imaging use in mobile platforms has increased significantly, with millions of devices employed around the world. The latest rugged mobile phones that include the Teledyne FLIR Lepton micro thermal camera module enable thermal imaging and non-contact temperature measurement. They include the CAT S62 Pro, said to be the world’s first 160 × 120 resolution thermal smartphone with the MyFLIR Professional application to support the completion of jobs in rugged and harsh environments. The new Blackview BV8800 Pro and Ulefone Armor 11T are said to be the first thermal-enabled smartphones with 5G capability, which opens up new opportunities for sharing and streaming thermal data from the field as part of developing smart city architecture.
The Teledyne FLIR Lepton is a radiometric-capable long-wave infrared original equipment manufacturer (LWIR OEM) camera solution that fits inside a smartphone and is one tenth the cost of traditional infrared (IR) cameras. Using focal plane arrays of either 160 × 120 or 80 × 60 active pixels, Lepton easily integrates into native mobile devices and other electronics as an infrared sensor or thermal imager. Thanks to its small size, low cost and innovative design, the Lepton micro thermal camera module is ideal for building thermal imaging and non-contact temperature measurement capability into small electronic products, from drones to rugged mobile phones.
Millions of Leptons are in such products around the world for innumerable uses, ranging from construction to public safety and industrial machine reliability monitoring.
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