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Understanding Infrared Thermography Reading 7 Part 2 of 2.pdf

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A.4.3.2 Spot Size (FOV) , Instantaneous Field <strong>of</strong> View (IFOV), Imaging<br />

Spatial Resolution (?) , Measurement Spatial Resolution (IFOVmeas)<br />

For thermal imagers, the instantaneous field <strong>of</strong> view (IFOV) expresses spatial<br />

resolution for imaging purposes but not for measurement purposes.<br />

Measurement instantaneous field <strong>of</strong> view (IFOVmeas) expresses spatial<br />

resolution for measurement purposes.<br />

The modulation transfer function (MTF) is a measure <strong>of</strong> imaging spatial<br />

resolution. Modulation is a measure <strong>of</strong> radiance contrast and is expressed:<br />

Modulation = (L max -L min ) / (L max + L min )<br />

L = luminosity?<br />

Modulation transfer is the ratio <strong>of</strong> the modulation in the observed image to<br />

that in the actual object.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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