Thermal Camera thoughts?
prof_braino
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Here's the previous thermal camera http://www.muoptics.com/ $150 - $300 Not yet available
Here's another thermal camera http://obtain.thermal.com/category-s/1818.htm $199 Orderable now
Cheapest FLIR apeears to be $349, still significantly less than the $3000-$5000 of just a few years ago.
Both use a smart phone as generic user interface, display, external communication, storage. I think the second one is available now as a direct result of the interest of the first.
The propforth material is moving towards phone / tablet as generic interface. Is anyone else using phone / tablet as generic user interface for prop projects?
Anyone have a project that needs thermal imaging? What would you use this for?
Here's another thermal camera http://obtain.thermal.com/category-s/1818.htm $199 Orderable now
Cheapest FLIR apeears to be $349, still significantly less than the $3000-$5000 of just a few years ago.
Both use a smart phone as generic user interface, display, external communication, storage. I think the second one is available now as a direct result of the interest of the first.
The propforth material is moving towards phone / tablet as generic interface. Is anyone else using phone / tablet as generic user interface for prop projects?
Anyone have a project that needs thermal imaging? What would you use this for?
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I think a nice use of thermal imaging would be to make images from houses to find thermal leaks.
I am working for a German construction planning company. Germany has developed a system to give people building or remodeling homes tax reductions for energy efficiency. Besides using well insulated walls and roofs them regulations require a 'Blower Door Test' and thermal images of the home to get certified.
The 'Blower Door Test' is quite simple, yet funny. They replace the main entrance door with a device pushing disco like fog into the house and watch where it is exiting the outside of the house. This finds air leaks in the insulation.
The thermal imaging test requires infrared pictures from all sides and the top/roof. Not sure how those pictures are evaluated in that process.
Combine thermal imaging with a quad copter and you should be able to set up a small business servicing people with high heating or air-con bills to find the source of the problem.
One forum member called @mickster is using android phones as display (and more?) for propeller projects around CNC and other production equipment since a while now, as far as I can read out of his posts he is very happy with his solutions.
Enjoy!
Mike