Patent ID: 11867561
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for operating a thermal imaging camera, comprising:
measuring two-dimensional temperature information comprising a thermal image of a setting using an infrared detector array of the thermal imaging camera, the infrared detector array including a plurality of pixels sensitive to infrared radiation;
providing at least one of ambient humidity information and ambient air temperature information;
specifying a selected mold growth model of a plurality of mold growth models using an input device mounted on a housing of the thermal imaging camera; and
calculating a mold risk map of the setting using the selected mold growth model based on the measured two-dimensional temperature information, and the provided at least one of ambient humidity information and the ambient air temperature information,
wherein the mold risk map includes two dimensional information about a mold formation risk, and
wherein the plurality of mold growth models includes an isopleth mold growth model and a Viitanen mold growth model.