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From: juraschek@gmuvax.gmu.edu
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Thermal imaging advice wanted
Summary: Thermal imaging advice wanted
Message-ID: <1991May13.130630.51341@gmuvax.gmu.edu>
Date: 13 May 91 18:06:30 GMT
Reply-To: juraschek@gmuvax.gmu.edu
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
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Wanna build a device to allow me to scan an object to detect heat levels
at different points.  For example, I aim it at a stationary, running car
and get a scanned image of the car in terms of the heat eminating from it.

(I want to do thermal imaging, in other words.)

Would like to interface to a PC.

Any ideas where to start and what kind of sensors to use?  (Don't wanna
spend a lot of $$$.  Also, I recognize that I have to use plastic instead
of glass for lenses because of the IR glass absorbs.  That's the kind of
hints I am looking for, as well as a pointer to some sample circuitry.)

Thanks.

-Dave
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