Thermal endoscope based on cost-effective LWIR camera cores
The implementation of a thermal endoscope based on the LWIR camera cores Lepton and a custom miniaturized electronics is reported. The sensor and the PCB can be inserted into a cylindrical protective case of diameter down to 15mm, inox tube or plastic, 3D printable envelope, with an optical window i...
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| author | Dumitru Scutelnic Giacomo Marchioro Salvatore Siracusano Paolo Fiorini Riccardo Muradore Claudia Daffara |
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| description | The implementation of a thermal endoscope based on the LWIR camera cores Lepton and a custom miniaturized electronics is reported. The sensor and the PCB can be inserted into a cylindrical protective case of diameter down to 15mm, inox tube or plastic, 3D printable envelope, with an optical window in Germanium. Two PCBs were developed for assembling the endoscope in two different schemes, to enable frontal or lateral thermal vision setup. The thermal endoscope unit is controlled by a Raspberry external unit. The Infrared Vision Software is provided for controlling the acquisition of thermal frames, and for the thermographic calculation of the object temperature from the input parameters on object surface emissivity and environment. In general, the device enables to perform thermography in applications in which traditional larger equipment cannot be employed, as nondestructive diagnostics in confined space in the engineering field. The thermal endoscope was designed with dimensions also compatible for robotic-assisted/traditional minimally-invasive surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd520bfd5b7e4d1285f6b2ae6e48971b2022-12-22T00:35:08ZengElsevierHardwareX2468-06722022-04-0111e00300Thermal endoscope based on cost-effective LWIR camera coresDumitru Scutelnic0Giacomo Marchioro1Salvatore Siracusano2Paolo Fiorini3Riccardo Muradore4Claudia Daffara5Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, ItalyDepartment of Computer Science, University of Verona, ItalyDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Computer Science, University of Verona, ItalyDepartment of Computer Science, University of Verona, ItalyDepartment of Computer Science, University of Verona, Italy; Corresponding author.The implementation of a thermal endoscope based on the LWIR camera cores Lepton and a custom miniaturized electronics is reported. The sensor and the PCB can be inserted into a cylindrical protective case of diameter down to 15mm, inox tube or plastic, 3D printable envelope, with an optical window in Germanium. Two PCBs were developed for assembling the endoscope in two different schemes, to enable frontal or lateral thermal vision setup. The thermal endoscope unit is controlled by a Raspberry external unit. The Infrared Vision Software is provided for controlling the acquisition of thermal frames, and for the thermographic calculation of the object temperature from the input parameters on object surface emissivity and environment. In general, the device enables to perform thermography in applications in which traditional larger equipment cannot be employed, as nondestructive diagnostics in confined space in the engineering field. The thermal endoscope was designed with dimensions also compatible for robotic-assisted/traditional minimally-invasive surgery.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067222000451Thermal endoscopeLepton sensorNondestructive testingLaparoscopic surgeryLWIR thermography |
| spellingShingle | Dumitru Scutelnic Giacomo Marchioro Salvatore Siracusano Paolo Fiorini Riccardo Muradore Claudia Daffara Thermal endoscope based on cost-effective LWIR camera cores HardwareX Thermal endoscope Lepton sensor Nondestructive testing Laparoscopic surgery LWIR thermography |
| title | Thermal endoscope based on cost-effective LWIR camera cores |
| title_full | Thermal endoscope based on cost-effective LWIR camera cores |
| title_fullStr | Thermal endoscope based on cost-effective LWIR camera cores |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal endoscope based on cost-effective LWIR camera cores |
| title_short | Thermal endoscope based on cost-effective LWIR camera cores |
| title_sort | thermal endoscope based on cost effective lwir camera cores |
| topic | Thermal endoscope Lepton sensor Nondestructive testing Laparoscopic surgery LWIR thermography |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067222000451 |
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