Attachment_1_-_IR_Imaging_System_and_Camera_Specifications.pdf

Attachment 1

IR Imaging System and Camera Specifications

This requirement must be a complete, ready to operate, IR imaging system including a Short‐Wave IR camera (SWIR), a Mid‐Wave IR camera (MWIR), a Long‐Wave IR camera (LWIR), lenses and filters for each, data collection and storage modules, and software for operations, analysis and calibration. A computer is not required for the software, though the software must meet current security requirements, and be updateable and upgradeable to support the long term service and training required for the programs. The anticipated applications include atmospheric cloud and visibility research, with emphasis on eventual transition of results to improve DoD and US Government atmospheric modeling and EO systems performance and data for Tactical Decision Aid and Surveillance

System development.

Camera Environmental/Operational Requirements:

Weight less than 15 lbs per camera to facilitate deployment on research aircraft

Camera (without lens) should mount within 10 x 10 x 10 inch space for use on mobile platforms

(especially aircraft, research vessels, mobile labs, and other locations with weight and space limitations).

Must include Bottom plate mounting options; prefer to also have a Side mount option

Must utilize industry standard lens mounts (e.g. bayonet or C mount)

‐20C to +50 C Operating Temperature Range (camera environment) to meet atmospheric research aircraft environmental requirements

‐40C to +80 C Storage Temperature Range (camera storage environment)

SWIR Camera Requirements: The short wave infrared camera system (SWIR) shall meet the following requirements:

640 x 480 pixel (or higher) InGaAs detector with 0.9 to 1.7 μm spectral response (or comparable)

35mm lens, f1.4, calibrated on SWIR camera system for 400C to 1200C measurements

100mm lens, f1.5, calibrated on SWIR camera system for 400C to 1200C measurements

15um pixel pitch or better

14‐bit or better dynamic range

Greater than 99.5% operability

Quantum efficiency > 60% for central spectral range (1.0 to 1.6 microns)

User set collection rate from 6 frames per minute up to 180 frames per second at full resolution to allow changing data collection rates based on target characteristics

Shall support integration time from <0.50 nanoseconds to >1 minute to cope with a range of targets, from bright and rapidly changing, through very dim targets requiring long integration times to resolve.

Flexible windowing (user set reduced window size) for increased frame rate to maximum rate >25 kHz

User selectable Gain (up to 75x gain factor or better)

Precision stabilized sensor temperature to minimize thermal drift

Command & Control via Gigabit Ethernet, RS‐232, and Camera Link, CXP, or similar digital camera imaging software.

Digital data available via Gigabit Ethernet

IRIG‐B (Inter‐Range Instrumentation Group scaled serial time code), capability on camera for time tagging of images and synchronizing to platform systems and external events

Analog Video output via NTSC or PAL

Calibration from at least 400C to 1200C with ambient temperature compensation

Compatible with “off the shelf” optics (lenses) for current application and future capability

Option to recalibrate for higher temperature ranges (> 1500C)

MWIR Camera Requirements: The mid wave infrared camera system shall meet the following

1280x1024 pixel InSb detector with 3‐5 micron spectral response

50mm lens, f2.5, calibrated on the MWIR camera for ‐20C to 350C measurements

17mm lens, f2.5, calibrated on the MWIR camera for ‐20C to 350C measurements

12um pixel pitch or better

14‐bit or better dynamic range

Greater than 99.5% operability

Thermal sensitivity (Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference) of less than 20 mK @ 30C

User set collection rate from 6 frames per minute up to 180 frames per second at full resolution to allow changing data collection rates based on target characteristics

User selected integration time from < 500 nanoseconds to >1 minute to cope with a range of targets, from bright and rapidly changing, through very dim targets requiring long integration times to resolve.

Flexible windowing (user set, reduced window size)to increase frame rate

Filter capability; prefer filter wheel with automatic filter position detection capability

Dual read‐out modes preferred: Asynchronous Integrate While Read, and Asynchronous Integrate

Then Read

Adjustable Digital Gain and Offset

Cooled by a closed cycle rotary cryocooler with rapid cool down time (not cooled via liquefied gas dewar)

At least 16GB of on‐board volatile RAM

Removable (non‐volatile) SSD for easily offloading of acquired data

Command & Control via GigE, RS‐232, and Camera Link, CXP, or similar digital camera imaging software.

Digital data available via Gigabit Ethernet; and CoaXPress & Camera Link, or comparable software.

Sync‐In / Sync‐Out on BNC for camera triggering

IRIG‐B (Inter‐Range Instrumentation Group scaled serial time code), capability on camera for time tagging of images and synchronizing to platform systems and external events

Generator locking (Genlock) for synchronizing analog video signals

Video output supports user‐selectable text overlays and color palette via SDI or NTSC/PAL

Calibration from ‐20C to 350C with ambient temperature compensation

Compatible with “off the shelf” optics (lenses) for current application and future capability

Option to recalibrate for higher temperature ranges (‐20C to 3000C)

Temperature measurement accuracy ± 2C or ± 2% of reading (or better)

LWIR Camera Requirements: The long wave infrared camera system (LWIR) shall meet the following

1280x1024 pixel detector with 7.5‐10.5 μm (or comparable) spectral response

50mm lens, f2.5, calibrated on the LWIR camera for ‐40C to 650C measurements

17mm lens, f2.5, calibrated on the LWIR camera for ‐40C to 650C measurements

12um pixel pitch or better

14‐bit or better dynamic range

Greater than 98% operability

Thermal sensitivity (Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference) of less than 40 mK at 30 C

User set collection rate from 6 frames per minute up to 180 frames per second at full resolution to allow changing data collection rates based on target characteristics

User selected integration time from < 500 nanoseconds to >1 minute

Flexible windowing (user set, reduced window size) to increase frame rate to cope with a range of targets, from bright and rapidly changing, through very dim targets requiring long integration times to resolve.

Must include neutral density filters and flame filters (for viewing high‐brightness fires); prefer changeable on the fly (i.e. filter wheel).

Dual read‐out modes preferred: Asynchronous Integrate While Read, and Asynchronous Integrate

Then Read

Adjustable Digital Gain and Offset

Cooled by a closed cycle rotary cryocooler with rapid cool down time (not cooled via liquefied gas dewar)

16GB of on‐board volatile RAM

Removable (non‐volatile) SSD for easily offloading of acquired data

Command & Control via GigE, RS‐232, Camera Link or CXP

Digital data available on Gigabit Ethernet; and CoaXPress & Camera Link or comparable software.

Sync‐In / Sync‐Out on BNC for triggering the camera to external devices

IRIG‐B (Inter‐Range Instrumentation Group scaled serial time code), capability on camera for time tagging of images and synchronizing to platform systems and external events

Generator locking (Genlock) for synchronizing analog video signals

Video output supports user‐selectable text overlays and color palette via SDI or NTSC/PAL

Calibration from ‐40C to 650C with ambient temperature compensation

Require Compatible “off the shelf” optics (lenses) for current application and future capability

Option to recalibrate for higher temperature ranges (‐40C to 3000C)

Temperature measurement accuracy ± 2C or ± 2% of reading (or better)

Software Requirements:

Require at least 10 user seats for the control and analysis software.

Software should be Windows 10 compatible, have update and maintenance options, with the code maintained consistent with security best‐practices (alerts and updates to users when security issues discovered; patches and updates generated and made available)

Software must be capable of initial processing of camera data stream received via GigE (Gigabit

Ethernet) up to the bandwidth limitations of GigE.

The software must enable recording of static imagery, collection of image sequences, or ability to read radiometric data saved to the removable SSD

The software must offer compatibility with the most common IR camera image formats: .img, .seq, .ptw, .sfimg (SAF), .sfmov (SAF), or radiometric jpeg.

The software must be able to export radiometric data as CSV, BMP, PNG, JPEG, Radiometric JPEG, TIFF, TIFF (32‐bit floating point), and SAF Image or Matlab.

For Analysis, the software capability should include:

o User selected areas of interest: circles or curved shapes, polygons, lines and isotherms, with image and table outputs of minimum, maximum, average and standard deviation of temperatures o Mouse‐over and playback temperature readings for each pixel o Temperature profiles along user selected lines o Temperature histograms for user selected lines or area of interest

Temporal Plots – The software must provide time vs A/D counts/radiance/temperature plots for each tool. Data must be stored in a format that can be opened directly via COTS spreadsheet software (e.g. MS Excel).

The software must support acquisition to memory to allow for burst recording at the maximum frame rate of the camera as well as acquisition to disk for longer recording periods at slower frame rates.

The software must be able to read out in A/D counts or degrees (C, F, K, and R) or radiance once a

User Calibration has been applied.

The software should support automatic gain control of linear, plateau equalization or dynamic detail enhancement, and must be capable of scaling off the entire image, manual selection, or selected region of interest.

The software must have built in camera command and control

The software must have the ability to use either factory or user generated calibration files.

The software must be compatible with the camera’s ambient drift compensation feature for repeatable accurate temperature measurements.

The software must have the ability to generate self‐viewing files, so the data can be viewed without the user requiring access to the software. The self‐viewing files must allow data playback, image enhancement, use of software analysis functions including charting and graphing, and simple image exporting.

The software shall have some preset modes, including initiating recording based on computed values of regions of interest (ROI)

The software shall allow serial port triggering

Scientific Data Kit (SDK by Labview) or similar control software must be available to allow control from custom software.

Software must be compatible with proposed High Speed Data Recorder o Shall be able to capture up to 1TB data at the full frame rate and maximum window size of the camera without dropped frames o Shall provide the ability to view the digital image and perform analysis on the digital data in real‐time while the data is being written to disk o Shall accept an external trigger to begin/control acquisition

High Speed Data Recorder requirements:

Must be portable, (< 5lbs, <18 x 8 x 4”) per recorder to facilitate deployment on research aircraft, vessels, or mobile laboratories.

Prefer recorder that can support multiple cameras, but dedicated single camera recorder is acceptable.

Must be IRIG‐B timestamp compatible

Must be capable of recording full metadata including IRIG‐B and/or system timestamp

Must be capable of recording up to 1TB of data with guaranteed zero dropped frames at camera maximum frame rate stored data must be fully radiometric and capable of being easily displayed in counts, radiance or temperature units data must be easy to trim and export to non‐proprietary formats

Security / Misc Requirements:

Training on IR Camera System operations and calibration must be provided onsite by a trainer authorized and certified for training on these systems by the manufacturer.

Camera should be made and/or sold by distributor in the USA

All camera service/repair must happen inside the USA

Support and training must be available by an engineer or scientist who is a US Citizen

Software must meet current security standards, and be updateable and upgradable to ensure continued compliance with security best‐practices.