Patent ID: 9134185
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B61K,B61L,G01J,G01K,G01N

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: an imaging component including a set of imaging devices configured to acquire image data based on infrared emissions of at least one vehicle component of a vehicle moving at any speed in a range of speeds including a maximum main line operating speed of the vehicle through a field of view of at least one of the set of imaging devices, wherein an imaging device in the set of imaging devices includes a high speed infrared detector and a temperature element for maintaining an operating temperature of the high speed infrared detector at a target operating temperature, wherein the high speed infrared detector is a lead selenide detector, wherein the temperature element comprises a multi-stage cooler configured to maintain the target operating temperature between −80 degrees Celsius and −25 degrees Celsius, and wherein the infrared emissions are within the mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) radiation spectrum; and a computer system for evaluating the at least one vehicle component based on the image data, wherein the evaluating includes: