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Pyrometer #2
Assignee: Quantum Logic Corp
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Filing: 1985-03-04
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Granted: 1987-03-03
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Expires: 2005-03-04
Abstract
Abstract A pyrometer adapted to be disposed remotely from a heated diffusely reflecting target obtains a first electrical signal from that portion of target radiance which reaches the instrument. A laser beam is generated within the instrument and is directed upon the target, a portion of the beam being reflected back to the instrument. A second signal is obtain from this portion. The separation between target and instrument is measured and a third signal depending on the separation is produced. A fourth signal dependent upon the power level of the beam is produced. The instrument then computes from these signals the surface temperature of the target.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard Brisk
- 👤 Barry Kasindorf
- 👤 Alexander Stein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:52
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01J; G01J5/00; G01J5/52; G01J5/53; G01J5/532
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
An instrument adapted to be disposed remotely from a diffusely reflecting target heated to radiance and comprising: first means responsive to that portion of target radiance which reaches the instrument to produce a first electrical signal monatonically related thereto; second means to generate a laser beam and to direct said beam upon the target, a portion of the energy delivered to the target by the beam being reflected back to said instrument; third means responsive to said reflected energy portion to produce a second electrical signal monatonically related thereto; fourth means for measuring the separation between target and instrument to produce a third electrical signal monatonically related thereto; fifth means responsive to said beam to produce a fourth electrical signal monatonically related to the power level of the generated laser beam; and sixth means for responding to said second and third signals to compute therefrom a fifth signal monatonically related to said second signal as corrected for separation in accordance with the third signal; responding to said fifth signal and said fourth signal to compute the ratio of said fifth signal to said fourth signal; computing from said ratio the target emissivity; responding to said first signal and said emissivity to compute the surface temperature of said target.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
208 words
An instrument adapted to be disposed remotely from a diffusely reflecting target heated to radiance and comprising: first means responsive to that portion of target radiance which reaches the instrument to produce a first electrical signal monatonically related thereto; second means to generate a laser beam and to direct said beam upon the target, a portion of the energy delivered to the target by the beam being reflected back to said instrument; third means responsive to said reflected energy portion to produce a second electrical signal monatonically related thereto; fourth means for measuring the separation between target and instrument to produce a third electrical signal monatonically related thereto; fifth means responsive to said beam to produce a fourth electrical signal monatonically related to the power level of the generated laser beam; and sixth means for responding to said second and third signals to compute therefrom a fifth signal monatonically related to said second signal as corrected for separation in accordance with the third signal; responding to said fifth signal and said fourth signal to compute the ratio of said fifth signal to said fourth signal; computing from said ratio the target emissivity; responding to said first signal and said emissivity to compute the surface temperature of said target.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The instrument of claim 1 wherein said sixth means includes a microprocessor system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The instrument of claim 2 wherein said sixth means includes an analog to digital converter, the first, second, third and fourth signal being supplied to the converter, the converter having its readings available to the microprocessor system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The instrument of claim 3 further including seventh means coupled to said microprocessor system to display said computed temperature.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The instrument of claim 4 further including a read only memory (ROM) in which is stored sequential operations that manipulate the data via the Planck and Kirchhoff formulae, said memory governing the operation of said microprocessor system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The instrument of claim 5 wherein said first means includes a photodiode yielding a direct current component and a pulsating component and an amplifier responsive to the pulsating component of the photodiode and includes a pulse amplifier and a sample and hold amplifier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The instrument of claim 6 wherein said fourth means includes an objective lens mounted in a rotation type focusing mechanism, split image effect prisms, a viewing screen and a potentiometer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The instrument of claim 7 wherein said fifth means includes another photodiode.
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