A fire imaging system and method
CA 2249216 A1 · Owner: Malat Division, Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. · Inventors: Zurgil, Uzi
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The present invention combines real-time infrared (IR) images (3 6) of a fire (11) taken at the time of the fire, with digital images of the area where the fire rages, taken at some previous time. The two types of images are registered and the IR images are superimposed upon the digital images thereby , providing the fire-fighting forces with information regarding the types of objects (e.g. houses (20), trees (22), roads (24) etc.) which lie in the path , of the fire. A system is provided which includes a viewing unit and a ground station (44). The viewing unit is mounted on an airborne vehicle (42) an , unmanned airborne vehicle (40), or a fire watch tower and includes a , temperature …
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- Filed March 16, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 16, 2017.
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