Abstract

The accomplishment of thermal imaging with real-time picture presentation represents a significant advance in nondestructive testing. Described here is the AGA Thermovision, capable of producing such imaging. Operating principles, basic features, and recording techniques are reviewed, and a survey is made of the range of applications. Examples include electrical power distribution elements, a turbine blade, and a missile model in a wind tunnel.

© 1968 Optical Society of America

Thermal Imaging Using Pyroelectric Detectors

R. W. Astheimer and F. Schwarz
Appl. Opt. 7(9) 1687-1695 (1968)

Sensing the Invisible World

Eric M. Wormser
Appl. Opt. 7(9) 1667-1672 (1968)

Diagnostic Thermography

R. Bowling Barnes
Appl. Opt. 7(9) 1673-1685 (1968)

Evaluation of Bonds in Armor Plate and Other Materials Using Infrared Nondestructive Testing Techniques

Paul E. J. Vogel
Appl. Opt. 7(9) 1739-1742 (1968)

Temperature Measurement with an Infrared Microscope

John R. Yoder
Appl. Opt. 7(9) 1791-1796 (1968)