Thermal & Electro-Optics

Whether you're designing a targeting pod for a drone or on a long range surveillance system, having a basic understanding of both thermal and electro optics is a critical skill to have. Here are some of our favorite resources that helped us get started in our research.

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Basic Principles & Concepts

A great overiew into the basic principles of military EO/IR by Dr. Johnathan Partee.

Great article by the IDA on the basic theory and concepts of EO/IR systems. A good read after familiarizing yourself with basic EO/IR examples.

Credit: Institue For Defense Analyses

Thermal Camouflage

An overview on thermal camo along with a detailed lesson on the principles of thermal.

DRI

DRI (Detection, Recognition, & Identification)

DRI Explained: Thermal Infrared Camera Ratings | Infiniti Electro-OpticsInfiniti Electro-Optics

MWIR & LWIR

Real World Examples

SAR mission using a thermal pod on a police helicopter

Tactical warfare with thermal on a Apache Attack Helicopter

Product Examples

Trillium EngineeringTrillium Engineering

Multi-Sensor Payloads | Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Micro-gimbals | AeroVironment, Inc.AeroVironment, Inc.

Electro-Optics | ISR | Defense | Hanwha Systems