Patent ID: 8868291
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: G01M,G01N,G06K,G07C

Abstract:
1. A method of evaluating an object for a heat related anomaly, the method comprising: processing, by a computer system including at least one computing device, infrared data corresponding to at least one side of the object to enhance a set of signal features in the infrared data and extract infrared data corresponding to at least a portion of the object from the infrared data, wherein the processing uses at least one enhancement process selected from a group of enhancement processes based on the at least one heat related anomaly, the group of enhancement processes including: segmentation, fusion of multiple infrared images in the infrared data, edge detection within an infrared image in the infrared data, applying thresholding to assign a pixel in the infrared data to white or black, and feature detection of the at least a portion of the object in the infrared data; analyzing the infrared data to determine a presence of the at least one heat related anomaly; and providing a result of the analyzing for use in an evaluation of the object.