US 12,169,172 B2
Systems, methods, and computer program products for infrared imaging operations
Chuan Zhao, Sugar Land, TX (US); Quan Shen, Houston, TX (US); Reza Katebi, Decatur, GA (US); and Patrick Charles O'Driscoll, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Rebellion Photonics, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Rebellion Photonics, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on May 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/320,546.
Application 18/320,546 is a continuation of application No. 17/531,351, filed on Nov. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,686,675.
Prior Publication US 2023/0288324 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 21/3518 (2014.01); G01J 5/00 (2022.01); H04N 5/33 (2023.01)
CPC G01N 21/3518 (2013.01) [G01J 5/0014 (2013.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An imaging system comprising:
a plurality of infrared (IR) imaging devices configured to generate a plurality of IR image data of a field of view of the plurality of IR imaging devices;
a computing device operably connected with the plurality of IR imaging devices, wherein the computing device is configured to:
receive the plurality of IR image data;
determine, via a template matching procedure, a plurality of features representing a position of a gas plume based upon the plurality of IR image data;
determine a disparity between the plurality of features; and
determine, via epipolar geometry, a distance between the imaging system and the gas plume based upon the determined disparity.