• Thermal FLIR IR and stabilized CCD color  imaging payload w/Robust all weather construction
• Multiple stand alone,  pan-tilt, stationary, mobile, marine options including continuous rotation
• Meets TASS (US Armed forces) certification
• Meets COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf)  requirements
• Wide detection acquisition Ranges, Long Range and Short Range options
• Multiple installation configurations with alerting for threat assessments
  -Includes Passive Rangefinder and NUDGE image stabilization featureset
  -Can be operated with hand controller, computer PC and a wide array of your existing protocol security suite

ir360 PT Thermal Imaging system mounted on top HMMWV
 

• Pan / Tilt Joystick control
• Multiple user selectable speeds
• User adjustable preset pan control
• Black hot / White hot toggle
• Digital Zoom function / passive rangefinder and NUDGE image stabilization
• Focus (for motor focus lens options)
• Manual / Auto image mode toggle
• + / - Image gain control
• + / - Image level control
• Power on / off switch
  -Custom configuration upon request

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The IR 360 has color thermal image capability


Color thermal image

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IR 360 thermal imager shown with stabilized CCD camera

IR 360 TRI Sensor Thermal Infrared Imager / CCD system specifications

System

• Department Of Defense (DOD) Compliance:
  • BISS-IMG-27553 A
  • MIL-STD-461D
  • ISO9001
  • Thermal infrared imaging camera sensor along with CCD live visual sensor (Tri  sensor package) (daytime color ccd, nighttime low light sensor, nighttime no light thermal)
• Operates on input voltage of 9-28 volts or 110v
• Supports a 100% duty cycle.
• Passive Rangefinder
• NUDGE image stabilization
• Operating temperature -32º C to + 49ºC
• Dual control system – operates via hand controller or software-pc/laptop
• Turn-key System
• Sand color complies with MIL-C-46168-33301 Military Paint. White and black also available
• Numerous Lens Options – upgradeable
• All Cabling must be aprox 12 feet in length. Main system cable must be aprox. 20 feet in length.
• All connectors must be Mil Spec (with exclusion of video cables and db-9 for computer hookup)
• Fully wired or WIRELESS operating on Military frequency

Housing

• DOD Thermal Imager Certified Chamber Testing:
  • MIL-C-46168 D
• Extremely rugged double-wall housing / double O ring seals
• Hardened carbon/diamond coated germanium window
• O-ring sealed
• On-board thermostatically controlled temperature - mechanical and camera enclosure
• On-board dryers and humidity monitoring indicators that are designed to last the life of the product.
• Designed such that any missing/loose enclosure hardware cannot compromise the environmental integrity of the enclosure.

Thermal Imager

·        FPA hybrid un-cooled 320x240 digital detector electronics. Must have a digital sensor with 2x zoom feature set.

·        Detector must comply with image blemish standards of 0-zone1 1-zone2   2-zone3, This specs both covers FPA blemish and uncorrected pixels. Detector must have auto imaging or manual settings (user selectable)

·        All electronics are to be fully contained and sealed within 2 modules (camera and electronics) with double housing O rings. No external electronics other than these modules will be permitted due to stray voltage failure, thus all electronics must be chassis grounded.

·        Long-wave 8-12 microns

·        Conforms to standards: EIA RS-170-57, EIA RS-232 E, EIA-RS-422-A-78, EIA-STD-485

CCD Video-Camera

·       IR360CCD Integrated dual day/night color high-resolution ccd video camera attachment mounted onto the thermal imager with user selectable outputs.
.001 lux, minimum 480 tv lines std NTSC rs170. CCd camera must have  capable optical zoom capability non distorted/bloom digital zoom & Internal Sensor switching between both TI/CCD via controller/monitor platform. Integrated modular option. Fully waterproof,
Chemical Agent resistant

·       Housing of the ccd sensor complies with the specs of the thermal imager housing

CCD TV Stabilized Zoom Camera Specifications

·        Color TFT active matrix flat screen display with dual sensor controller. Brackets for 2 ¼-20 mounting.
 

Thermal Imager Optics

• F1.0 Germanium – Std. 50mm / Optional long range and extended range available
• IR360 Must utilize Diamond coated hardened carbon Germanium window. Window must be O-ring sealed with threaded retainer for field replacement of window.
• Meets Spec BISS-IMG-27551 A 4.2.1.1
• Minimum resolvable temperature difference (MRTD) 1.0 cycles per milliradian at 65º Celsius. 
• Excellent resolution in adverse conditions (i.e. fog, rain and snow).
• The range of thermal imager target performance meets specification BISS-IMG-7552.
  • Upright man recognition at 500 meters Optical  (750 meters w/DZ)  w/50 mm lens.
    -Longer and extended range is available
  • Small vehicle recognition of 1000 meters (1500 meters w/DZ) w/50 mm lens.
    -Longer and extended range is available
     

Pan Tilt System

• Compliant with the performance specification PRF BISS-IMG-27553
•  For use on military Deployable Fixed Security Thermal Imaging
• Compliant with TASS Tactical Automated Security Systems & TMTI Tactical Mobile Thermal Imager Specs PRF-BIS-img-27552
• Position accuracy Pan and tilt in the elevation and azimuth axis shall be within .5 degrees repeatable command angular position
• Must be for use on and compliant with Military High Mobility Multi-Wheeled vehicle (HMMWV-M 1116) and upper armored (HMMWV/UA-HMMWV)
• Compliant with HMMV mount drawing #2389836-2389837-2389838
• The PT must be compatible with auxiliary component use of the AN/USQ-139
• Stainless steel gears and chains in the P&T System
• Zero back lash single worm gear drive
  • Prohibits mechanical movement of the camera head under rough terrain
  • 1 to 1 tilt gear ratio and 30,000 pounds rated sealed yoke bearing
  • Eliminates use of plastic bushings assures for the continued reliable use for extended periods of time
  • Allows for exact control without unwanted camera movement while in transit
  • Stationary mobile mounts and magnetic quick on/off mounts.

Software Control/Imaging Features

• Utilizes both black/white and color thermal imaging.  The 256 color capability of the IR360 aids in target discrimination.
• On screen display (OSD)
• High resolution encoders resolve a continued minimally1º accuracy of pointing position and displays this in the image 
• Picatinny rail-mount for position pointer and illuminator for target designation to friendly night vision scopes (optional).
• Portable hand controller (see below for functions)
• Can interface with our standard software and/or hand controllers or alternative pan & tilt system. Comes standard with software controller and portable joystick controller.
• Can operate with various other controllers and switchers with the use of Hurley interface translators
• Interfaces with IntrudeDetect Alert plug-in module. The operator can expand control capabilities to multiple set and stare points, motion alarming, thermal change alarming with selectable regions of interest with in the image, and system alarm target tracking
• Fiber-Optically Linked Control System with Multi Camera Control.

Controls

• Portable Hand Controller Features;

Optical Focus, Digital Zoom, B/W or multi-color thermal imagery, reverse image polarity, pan left/right, tilt up/down via a joystick controller, variable pan speed, selectable zero point, selectable auto-pan regions, manual/auto image gain and level, on-screen position display with repeatable position accuracy to .5 degrees.

• Portable Multi Camera Hand Controller Features;

The same features described above with Multiple Camera Hook-Up

Important:   The IR360 is specified with this RFQ and No alternates to the above specifications that describe the IR360 are acceptable and the obligation of compliance must be detailed within your submittal of any non pre-approved alternate offerings. The IR360 is a turn-key system able to be assembled and fully operated upon it’s delivery without the requirement of additional components.

 

 

Competitive Advantages of the IR 360 Systems 

C Camera Systems

The SPI-IR 360C Thermal Camera System is one of the basic building blocks of our rugged military grade family of environmentally hardened double enclosure thermal surveillance designs.  The enclosure is the same one that is used in our mobile and fixed mount pan tilt systems (minus the pan tilt of course) and can be mounted in a variety of fixed positions.  The IR 360 double enclosure has several distinct advantages over competing models.

1. The enclosure features sealed hardware mounting so that there are no boltholes that extend from the outer environment into the thermal sensor / lens cavity.  Due to this engineered design the unit is able to maintain its environmental hardness even with loose or completely missing bolts.  Competing units that use through bolts with backing nuts will loose complete environmental integrity if just one bolt becomes loose or is missing.

2. The IR 360 environmental housing comes standard with a carbon hardened germanium window.  Competing brands may offer low-grade non-hardened germanium or inferior silicone type windows in an effort to cut costs.  We have found that non-hardened germanium windows are completely unsuited to military grade applications and systems installed with this technology will notice a steady decline in image quality as the window becomes scratched and pitted from ordinary environmental stresses.  This is especially critical in mobile applications where we have seen systems with non-hardened windows become completely unusable in a matter of months.  Additionally, low cost silicone windows have lower transmission values and durability than premium carbon hardened germanium pieces and are never used in the IR-360 line of thermal infrared camera systems.

3. Internal thermostatically controlled heating elements provide you with maximum usability in the widest range of environmental extremes.  Many companies offer a variety of systems to claim extreme weather readiness including wipers, heat sinks and simple insulation.  We have found that wipers are a neat item to look at but in the real world they offer little if no usable benefit to icing problems.  In addition wipers are a costly item (in terms of initial system design and maintenance) that must be regularly replaced.  In a fixed pole or building mount scenario this would require man power to climb the pole and either replace the wiper at the top of the pole or un-mount the entire camera assembly and bring it to the ground for repair.  Neither solution lends to maximum uptime for the unit.  Heat sink devices and insulation solutions can only offer a limited amount of time until they become overwhelmed by the constant stress of environmental extremes.  The only reliable long-term solution we have found is our rock solid thermostatically controlled heater elements.  The heater element will provide you with continuous operation of internal thermal imaging electronics and maintain a consistent lens temperature that is critical to accurate thermal imager performance.

4. The IR 360 line of thermal camera systems has completely sealed thermal sensor and lens packages.  This might seem like a no-brainer but it is in fact not an industry standard.  Competing systems in effort to cut costs have left the lens exposed to the elements or at least the front face of the lens.  Some may even claim that it is a carbon hardened germanium lens and it sealed around the side for protection from the elements.  This design strategy has several glaring flaws in it.  First and foremost a thermal infrared lens system (especially long range versions) are very costly and generally make up a good portion of the cost to acquire the system.  Even carbon hardened germanium optics will wear out eventually when exposed to the elements.  When this happens it is time to scrape the most expensive single piece of the system and replace it.  Next we have the issue of the lens and detector being in two different environments and possibly a wide range of temperature extremes.  This type of scenario does not lend it self to accurate imaging performance.  The IR 360 never comes with an exposed lens surface and it is our opinion that you should not even consider such a design for any military grade applications.

  The PT series

   The SPI-IR 360PTF and SPI-IRPTM thermal camera systems combine the benefits of the rugged C camera and housing with an equally robust integrated Pan Tilt unit.  The Pan Tilt unit is environmentally hardened and suited for a wide range of military and civilian applications.  Our PT offers the following distinct advantages

1. Internal stainless steel gears and chains offer long-term stability and resist breakage under hard loading such as in a mobile mounted scenario.  Other models can employ belt drives, aluminum or even plastic internal components that we feel will fail under military loading conditions.  If a drive belt slips or plastic gears crack while the unit is mounted on an HMMWV (High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle) then the system would become useless until it was disassembled and repaired.  We feel that a steel drive train offers the user the most durable rock solid solution to high demand thermal imaging applications.

2. TASS (Tactical Automated Security System) sometimes referred to as Tactical Automated Sensor System means that the IR 360 has meet or exceeded certain parameters set for by the US Air Force TASS program.  In other words the IR 360 thermal sensors “play” well with other intrusion and surveillance sensor systems and can be easily tied into a new or existing security system for full time network centric security.

3. Network Centric capability allows the IR 360 systems to be tied into other systems via analog, digital or Ethernet configurations allowing for a free flow of security information among battlefield and security systems.  The systems can easily integrate into C4ISR system architecture providing the sensor in sensor to shooter configurations.  Our Pan Tilt FLIR sensors can provide invaluable information to troops involved in MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) situations were airborne sensor data (even from low flying UAV’s) may not be able to show the soldier crucial elements of his surroundings.   Our pan tilt systems allow direct access of sensor to shooter during military operations in urban terrain. The easy integration of our vehicle mounted pan tilt thermal systems allows the information gathered on the ground to be passed up the system of systems architecture to enhance the overall aerial picture of a complex urban battlefield.  The IR 360 pan tilt thermal camera is the ideal sensor package for all Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance applications. 

2 humans in total darkness Thermal IR image


Black hot thermal Image of human stalker
 

White Hot IR 360 Thermal Image in total darkness

Black Hot IR 360 Thermal image in total darkness

 

Color IR 360 Thermal Image in total darkness

 

 

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