Thermal Vision systems are conceptually similar to conventional pan-tilt or gimballed systems in that they both effect the pointing of cameras about two axes, but that is where the similarity ends. When applied to thermal cameras with their high cost and low resolution the benefits of the fast and precise camera pointing delivered by our technology core is amplified. The technology core on which our thermal vision products are based enables the view of the camera to be steered while both motors and the camera itself remain completely stationary, delivering very high slew rates and precision simultaneously. The implications of this are manifold and it means Thermal Vision systems exhibit unique capabilities that set them apart from alternatives.

Motion Bandwidth

The most obvious way in which RELW60 thermal systems differ from alternative systems is the motion bandwidth available to the user. Thermal Vision systems significantly exceed, often by orders of magnitude the capabilities of alternatives in terms of speed and acceleration of the system aperture all while maintaining excellent precision. With aperture accelerations up to 60,000°/s2 and very high aperture slew rates, not only are common behaviours currently undertaken by pan-tilt and gimbals systems able to be completed much more rapidly and efficiently but a whole new range of applications become possible, including:

• High Performance and Multiple Object Tracking: Track very fast and erratically moving objects or any number of more slowly moving objects.
• Extreme Performance Stabilization.
• Advanced Security and Surveillance Behaviours: Delivering greatly improved ability to capture important events as they occur on security/surveillance networks.
• Nausea Free Telepresence/Teleoperation: The RELW60’s remarkable responsiveness allows use of head mounted displays without the usually associated nausea caused by latency in alternative camera pointing systems.
• Mapping and Panorama Capture: Rapidly map areas within the RELW60’s field of regard, generating high resolution wide area images.

Specifications

Mechanical

• Maximum Aperture Slew Rate 5,400°/s*
• Maximum Elevation Rate 60,000°/s²
• Azimuth Axis Resolution 0.0025°
• Elevation Axis Resolution 0.0025°
• Azimuth Range 360° Continuous
• Elevation Range 70° (±35°)
• Accuracy ≤0.01°
• Weight 7.8 kg

Electrical

• Communication GigE / C-Link / Analog+USB
• Supply Voltage 24 VDC
• Power Consumption
• — Typical (average) < 75 W
• — Maximum (transient**) 600 W

Environmental

• Operating Temperature Range -20°C – +70°C
• IP Class Rating 65