A thermal image reveals differences in infrared intensity. Measurements in several spectral bands provide additional information that helps distinguish between materials.
In 2009, a spectrophotometer built in Wrocław measured the Sun’s X-rays from orbit through a deep solar minimum. Two engineers from the team that built it now own the electronics and the housing of MIRGUARD 614.
Different heat sources can produce similar hotspots in a single-channel thermal image. We want to test this with a European manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), on its own airframe: can MIRGUARD 614, a 6–14 μm spectral payload, distinguish relevant heat-source classes and reduce the alerts an operator checks by hand?