TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS OF THERMAL IMAGING ON THE RISE

摘要

Utilizing technology to assist in regular facility inspections provides vital information needed to monitor and maintain airport infrastructure, avoiding the massive costs associated with infrastructure failure. An underutilized technology in facility assessment is thermal imaging. Thermography, or thermal imaging, uses thermal cameras to detect heat patterns. Originally developed by a Hungarian physicist in 1929 for British anti-aircraft defense, thermal imaging widely has been used by the military for surveillance for the last 90 years. As thermal imaging systems have evolved, thermal sensors have become smaller, more sensitive, and more affordable. The availability of accurate, portable thermal sensors has led to new opportunities and applications for public and private use.