Infrared thermometer — Infrared thermometers infer temperature using a portion of the thermal radiation sometimes called blackbody radiation emitted by the object of measurement. They are sometimes called laser thermometers if a laser is used to help aim the… … Wikipedia
Infrared — For other uses, see Infrared (disambiguation). An image of two people in mid infrared ( thermal ) light (false color) … Wikipedia
Charge-coupled device — A specially developed CCD used for ultraviolet imaging in a wire bonded package. A charge coupled device (CCD) is a device for the movement of electrical charge, usually from within the device to an area where the charge can be manipulated, for… … Wikipedia
Passive infrared sensor — A Passive InfraRed sensor (PIR sensor) is an electronic device that measures infrared (IR) light radiating from objects in its field of view. PIR sensors are often used in the construction of PIR based motion detectors (see below). Apparent… … Wikipedia
Cloaking device — Simulation of how a cloaking device would work Cloaking device deactivated: Light is reflected and absorbed by the object, causing it to be visible … Wikipedia
thermography — The technique for making a thermogram. infrared t. measurement of the regional skin temperature with an infrared sensing device. liquid crystal … Medical dictionary
EgyptSat 1 — is Egypt s first Earth remote sounding satellite. This satellite has been jointly built by Egypt s National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences together with the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Ukraine and was launched onboard a Dnepr… … Wikipedia
thermogram — 1. A regional temperature map of the surface of a part of the body, obtained by an infrared sensing device; it measures radiant heat, and thus subcutaneous … Medical dictionary
radar — /ray dahr/, n. 1. Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns. 2. a means or sense of awareness or… … Universalium
Staring array — A staring array, staring plane array, focal plane array (FPA) or focal plane is an image sensing device consisting of an array (typically rectangular) of light sensing pixels at the focal plane of a lens. FPAs are used most commonly for imaging… … Wikipedia
Automated guided vehicle — The automated guided vehicle or automatic guided vehicle (AGV) is a mobile robot used in industrial applications to move materials around a manufacturing facility or a warehouse. Introduction Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) help to reduce costs… … Wikipedia
