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    Night Vision Technology

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    This document provides an overview of night vision technology. It discusses the history of night vision from early generations with distorted images to current technologies that can capture long distance images. It describes how night vision works using image intensifiers and thermal imaging to detect infrared light. Applications are listed such as military, hunting, surveillance and more. Key components of night vision devices are explained including optics, sensors, storage and video output.

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    This document provides an overview of night vision technology. It discusses the history of night vision from early generations with distorted images to current technologies that can capture long distance images. It describes how night vision works using image intensifiers and thermal imaging to detect infrared light. Applications are listed such as military, hunting, surveillance and more. Key components of night vision devices are explained including optics, sensors, storage and video output.

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    This document provides an overview of night vision technology. It discusses the history of night vision from early generations with distorted images to current technologies that can capture long distance images. It describes how night vision works using image intensifiers and thermal imaging to detect infrared light. Applications are listed such as military, hunting, surveillance and more. Key components of night vision devices are explained including optics, sensors, storage and video output.

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    Night Vision Technology

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    This document provides an overview of night vision technology. It discusses the history of night vision from early generations with distorted images to current technologies that can capture long distance images. It describes how night vision works using image intensifiers and thermal imaging to detect infrared light. Applications are listed such as military, hunting, surveillance and more. Key components of night vision devices are explained including optics, sensors, storage and video output.

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    A PRESENTATION ON

    Night Vision Technology

    k.suman

    E.E.E-IV
    Introduction
    • Objects emit light or electromagnetic
    radiation that we can see. But we fail to
    observe things in darkness.
    • Charge lights, candles serve in darkness
    for our domestic purpose but cannot be
    used in military, army as the scope of
    distances is long.
    Contents

    • History
    • Objectives
    • Working
    • Image Capture Devices
    • Applications
    Infrared Light

    • Usage in NVT
    • Large Wavelength
    History

    • Gen 1- Distorted images


    • Gen 2-Bright view of images
    • Gen 3-GaAs Photocathode
    • Gen 4-Long Distance Captures
    Objectives
    • Implement a Charge Coupled Device
    Imaging System
    • CCD Provision
    • Provide VGA Output
    • Provide User Interface
    WORKING

    • Image Intensifiers
    - Lens Equipment
    - MCP glass disc
    • Thermal Imaging
    - I^2 systems
    - Black Hot White Hot image captures
    Image Intensifiers
    • Working

    • Advantages
    Further details
    Lens
    • Needed to focus light onto CCD
    sensor
    •Need to optimize distance between
    lens and CCD

    Filters
    •Not needed in dark
    areas
    •Still useful for dimly
    lit areas
    Thermal Imaging
    • Working

    • Advantages
    Night Vision Device

    • IR image intensifier

    • Night vision goggles


    Internal Architechture

    Optics Sensors Storage Video Out

    HC11

    Computer
    I/O of System Blocks
    • Optics (lens)
    – Input: Photons from the environment
    – Output: Focused light

    • Infrared Sensors
    – Input: Infrared Information
    – Output: Digital Image Data

    Brian
    • HC11
    – Input: Computer commands-Turn on, Test Connection,
    Take a picture, etc.
    --RAM
    - Still Image Data
    – Output: Still Image
    • Video Out
    – Input: Digital Image Data
    – Output: Video Image
    Functions
    • User Interface
    • Low Light Vision
    • Still Image Capture
    HC11 Microcontroller
    • Standard Capstone component
    • Controls other components
    – Disables video while taking still shots
    • Interface to computer
    – Reads input commands
    – Uploads images
    Video & Computer interfaces
    512K x 8
    2-port RAM
    Bus

    To CCD
    subsystem

    Status
    68HC11 32K 32K
    LEDs
    μController RAM ROM

    VGA RS-232
    logic interface
    Computer workstation
    VGA
    output
    Still image data

    Input commands

    Eric
    Computer interface
    • RS-232 provided by microcontroller
    • Download software updates
    • Upload still images to computer
    • Send commands to camera
    – Reset
    – Enable/disable video preview
    – Take picture

    Eric
    VGA Output
    • Real-time preview of image
    • Driven either by software or logic
    • Framerate & resolution will depend on
    component speeds
    – 640x480 @ 60 FPS = 18 MB/sec
    – 320x240 @ 30 FPS = 2 MB/sec
    – 160x120 @ 30 FPS = 0.5 MB/sec

    Eric
    Applications

    • Military
    • Hunting
    • Wild life Observation
    • Law Enforcement
    • Security
    • Navigation
    • Survelliance
    Biological Applications
    Surveillance
    CONCLUSION
    Questions

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